The 2009 class was ranked 12th best in the nation by and and included future NFL Draft picks Stephon Gillmore and Alshon Jeffery. In his final two years in Columbia, Beamer also served as the recruiting coordinator for the Gamecocks. His 2009 special teams unit blocked five kicks, tying for the SEC lead and ranking eighth in the nation, while the Gamecock defensive unit finished third in the SEC in total defense and fifteenth in the nation. In 2008, the Gamecock defense finished 2nd in pass defense and 13th in total defense nationally. In 2007, Shane was hired by Steve Spurrier at the University of South Carolina to coach outside linebackers and to serve as the special teams coordinator. In 2006, he assumed the role of recruiting coordinator and brought in a class that included Anthony Dixon, who would go on to play for the San Francisco 49ers and the Buffalo Bills. In 2004, Beamer was hired by Sylvester Croom at Mississippi State to coach cornerbacks, three of whom earned All-SEC Freshmen honors. Tennessee įrom 2001 to 2003, Shane served as a graduate assistant under Phillip Fulmer at the University of Tennessee. Beamer's team was scheduled to play against his father in the 2000 Black Coaches Association Classic to open the season, but the game was canceled because of lightning and Georgia Tech refused to reschedule it. Coaching career Georgia Tech įollowing Beamer's playing career, he became a graduate assistant at Georgia Tech under George O'Leary. Later, he moved to long snapper, the position he played during the Hokies' 1999 season, in which they played for the national championship. In 1995, Beamer chose to walk on as a wide receiver at Virginia Tech-where his father was head coach-over an offer of a partial scholarship from Division I-AA Charleston Southern. He and his wife Emily have three children. He attended Blacksburg High School where he lettered in both football and baseball, was first-team Group AA all-state receiver, and played in the 1995 Virginia high school all-star football game. In 1987 his father was named head coach of Virginia Tech, and the family moved to Blacksburg, Virginia. Early life īeamer was born on March 31, 1977, in Charleston, South Carolina, to Cheryl (née Oakley) and Frank Beamer, at the time defensive line coach for the Citadel Bulldogs. He is the first South Carolina coach to win back-to-back games against top 10 teams and the first FBS coach since 1978 to win twice by 20+ points as a 20+ point underdog. He is the son of former Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer.īeamer is the highest-paid coach in school history. Shane Beamer (born March 31, 1977) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the head coach at the University of South Carolina. Virginia Tech, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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