To Beamer’s point, the Gamecocks offensive line was disappointing last year, although it dealt with injuries and various changes in starters throughout the year. South Carolina allowed 43 sacks in 2025, which ranked No. 132 in the country, and 3.58 sacks per game, which ranked 133rd.

The South Carolina coach indicated that LSU head coach Lane Kiffin hired Gamecocks defensive assistant Sterling Lucas without the courtesy of a phone call to inform Beamer of his interest. As Beamer tells it, Lucas informed him of the LSU job offer in the evening and accepted the job the next morning.

Ole Miss is no longer the only SEC school upset with LSU's head coach following a late-night coach-poach from the Tigers.

Gamecocks defensive end/edge coach Sterling Lucas left USC just before Christmas to work for SEC foe LSU and new coach Lane Kiffin. Beamer on Friday — as the USC coach introduced Lucas’ replacement, Deion Barnes from Penn State — shared with local reporters how he found out about Lucas’ departure.

South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer only wanted to hire one person as his new running backs coach for 2026: Stan Drayton. Here's why.

South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer spent weekend with his son Hunter at Army vs. Navy game, Eagles vs Raiders NFL game

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina head football coach Shane Beamer has been on the job since mid-December and this week, he officially settled into a new home in the Columbia area. But as he was headed to the mailbox, Beamer found an item that led to him ...

Shane Beamer has finally caught on ... as well. If you’re a frequent viewer of Beamer’s press conferences, you’ve likely noticed that the South Carolina head football coach often leans on two words. It is rare that Beamer gets through an answer ...