Overview
- Head coach Shane Beamer announced the dismissal Sunday, ending Shula’s tenure nine games into his first season as OC and quarterbacks coach.
- South Carolina produced just 197 total yards in a 30-14 defeat at Ole Miss and ranks last in the SEC in scoring at 19.7 points and total offense at 294.1 yards per game.
- This is Beamer’s first coordinator firing at South Carolina, coming weeks after he removed offensive line coach Lonnie Teasley on Oct. 11.
- The Gamecocks are 3-6 overall and 1-6 in the SEC, have yet to surpass 350 total yards in a game, and have struggled with protection and negative plays.
- Quarterback LaNorris Sellers has seven touchdown passes and five interceptions through nine games, and the team enters a bye before visiting No. 3 Texas A&M on Nov. 15.