"I went to high school (in Blacksburg), played at Virginia Tech, graduated from there, coached there, my parents still there. Despite the strong ties, he reiterated that South Carolina and Columbia is where his family wants to be. "It'll always be a special place to me," Beamer said about Virginia Tech. Midseason Grades: South Carolina football: Grading the Gamecocks at midseason in year one for Shane Beamer Shane Beamer went back 12 years later and was Frank's assistant head coach and running backs coach for four years from 2011-2015, his father's final season. Shane played for this father in Blacksburg and was a senior on the 1999 team as a long snapper. He led Virginia Tech to a national championship game appearance in 1999. Hall of Famer Frank Beamer, Shane's father, was the longtime coach of the Hokies before retiring following the 2015 season. The two agreed on a five-year, $13.5 million deal that runs through the 2025 season. Shane Beamer contract: How Shane Beamer's contract with South Carolina stacks up with other SEC coachesīeamer has been on the job in Columbia less than a year since South Carolina gave him his first opportunity to be a college football head coach last December. Tough loss: South Carolina fails major maturity test at Missouri, its margin for error shrinks Virginia Tech, Beamer's alma mater, announced it and coach Justin Fuente had agreed to part ways Tuesday morning.īecause both parties agreed to part ways prior to Dec. 15, Virginia Tech will be on the hook for a $10 million buyout for the rest of Fuente's contract, with three years left on it, that was extended following the 2018 season.įuente was the 39th-highest paid coach in the country at $4.25 million annual salary, according to USA TODAY. At $2.75 million annually, Beamer is the 58th-highest paid coach in the country. "We didn't put up a sign at Williams-Brice Stadium saying 'Welcome Home' on the football stadium to be trendy. Shane Beamer's debut: What Shane Beamer's debut at South Carolina meant to Frank Beamer, family: 'tears to my eyes' This is where my wife, Emily, and my family wants to be." "This is my dream job, and I wasn't saying that to sound cool in a press conference or to get this job.
"This is the place I want to be," Beamer told media members Tuesday during his weekly news conference about being South Carolina's head coach. COLUMBIA – Shane Beamer didn't dance around the question but tried to squash any speculation from his end that he could be Virginia Tech's next head football coach.
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