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The USC board of Trustees Tuesday signed off on the contract for new football coach Shane Beamer. As was first reported by SportsTalkSC when Beamer was hired, the contract is for five years at $2.75 million dollars per season. The deal will consist of $1.1 million in base salary plus $1.65 million from outside compensation.

USC athletics director Ray Tanner has come under public scrutiny this week following a report in The State that surmised the buyout for former football coach Will Muschamp is going to be a lot more expensive than previously thought. Thursday night on SportsTalk, Tanner appeared as a guest sidestepped all questions related to that issue,

South Carolina head basketball coach Frank Martin addressed the media, Thursday, to discuss the latest news regarding the program including the pause to team activities due to COVID issues. Martin touched on a number of topics including the protocols required to resume the season, the chances the Clemson game will take place Saturday and the

New Gamecocks head football coach Shane Beamer will take over a roster void of two 2020 standouts as both wide receiver Shi Smith and linebacker Ernest Jones have declared for the NFL Draft. Smith was a key cog in the offense, leading South Carolina with 57 receptions for 633 yards in nine games. On the

USC is off to a 1-2 start following a loss at 10th ranked Houston Saturday, a game win which the Gamecocks led by four at halftime, but turnovers and missed free throws cost them in the second half when they were outscored by 14 points. The Gamecocks will play their home opener Thursday against Wofford

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney addressed the media, Monday, following the Tigers 45-10 victory at Virginia Tech. Swinney was peppered with questions about the team’s performance in Blacksburg, South Carolina’s hiring of Shane Beamer, the upcoming rematch with Notre Dame for the ACC Championship and the availability of linebackers James Skalski and Jake Venables.

Shane Beamer returned to Columbia Sunday, and Monday he was officially introduced as the 36th head coach of the USC football team. Beamer expressed confidence he will build a successful, championship level program with the Gamecocks. He thanked all involved in his career and cited all the former players who contacted him during the process.

The University of South Carolina officially commenced the search for its 36th head football coach November 15th with the announcement that Will Muschamp had been relieved of his duties after 58 games. So, let the spit-balling begin. There’s nothing more common to a coaching search than the media and fans spewing out the names of

The South Carolina women’s basketball team bounced back from its first loss of the season with an 83-65 victory over Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, Sunday. Zia Cooke led the Gamecocks (4-1) with 19 points as the team rebounded from a dreadful offensive performance against NC State. South Carolina raced out to a 10-0 lead

Shane Beamer is the next head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks football team, according to a release from the University’s athletic department. It has been widely reported that Beamer would take the helm, but it had not been made official until Sunday. The search had been headed up by Director of Athletics, Ray Tanner.

Two good pieces of good news for USC fans Saturday night. The regular season, and possibly the season itself, is over. And the search for a new coach is over with Shane Beamer taking the job. Kentucky handed the Gamecocks their sixth straight loss 34-10 leaving the Gamecocks at 2-8 for the regular season, their