Shane Beamer was born on March 31,1977 and is an American football coach and former player who is currently the head coach at the University of South Carolina.
16 Facts About Shane Beamer
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Shane Beamer is the son of former Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer.
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Shane Beamer 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.
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Shane Beamer 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.
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Shane 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.
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From 2001 to 2003, Shane Beamer served as a graduate assistant under Phillip Fulmer at the University of Tennessee.
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In 2004, Shane Beamer was hired by Sylvester Croom at Mississippi State to coach cornerbacks, three of whom earned All-SEC Freshmen honors.
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In 2007, Shane Beamer was hired by Steve Spurrier at the University of South Carolina to coach outside linebackers and to serve as the special teams coordinator.
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Shane Beamer joined his father in Blacksburg in 2011 as the running backs coach.
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Shane Beamer accepted Wake Forest game plan information prior to Virginia Tech's game against the Demon Deacons in 2014.
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The accusations came to light in 2016 when Shane Beamer had moved on to an assistant coach position at the University of Georgia.
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Shane Beamer denies providing the information to the coaching staff or players but was fined $25,000 by Georgia for his part in the scandal.
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Shane Beamer was hired on January 5,2016, to serve on Kirby Smart's staff as the tight ends coach and special teams coordinator.
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Shane Beamer coached several future NFL talents during his stint in Athens, including placekicker Rodrigo Blankenship and tight end Charlie Woerner.
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On January 22,2018, the University of Oklahoma hired Shane Beamer to be Assistant Head Coach under Lincoln Riley.
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Shane Beamer was a part of the staff that coached the nation-leading scoring offense in 2018, where they averaged 48.4 points per game.