After the 31-30 loss to the Texas A&M Aggies last weekend, Shane Beamer’s South Carolina Gamecocks dropped to 3-7 on the season. With the loss, the Gamecocks are on a five-game losing streak, which is a sharp downturn from last year’s 9-4 campaign that narrowly missed a College Football Playoff berth. Amid this lackluster season, South Carolina’s potential of firing Beamer also remains a hot topic of discussion.
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College football this season has already seen some high-profile head coaches getting fired, including James Franklin and Brian Kelly. However, Beamer has successfully kept his job amid this coaching carousel.
CBS Sports analysts Brandon Marcello and Richard Johnson discussed this week whether South Carolina might make a move regarding Beamer after a disappointing season.
“I do think South Carolina though is in a situation with Wisconsin, with Florida State, with Maryland where it may be a little bit better to sit this out and try to put some put more resources in the roster and try to run this back rather than get on the coaching carousel that includes Auburn, Florida, LSU,” Johnson said.
“We’ll see. You know, if I’m South Carolina, that’s unpalatable to me. If I’m South Carolina, I try to run this back. Bring LaNorris Sellers back with all the talent in the world and try to do this again. You don’t just have to fire the guy.”
Sellers has recorded 1,782 passing yards with nine touchdowns and six interceptions, along with 186 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns this season. He has the option to return to South Carolina next season, declare for the NFL Draft, or transfer elsewhere.
Rumors about Sellers transferring from South Carolina broke after a parody social media account posted a fake story claiming he would sit out to join the Miami Hurricanes. However, Beamer dismissed these claims, calling them “horse garbage.”
As for Beamer’s potential with South Carolin, there are currently no indications of him being fired despite a disappointing season. In his five years with the program, he has a 32-29 record with no College Football Playoff appearances. However, he remains optimistic about the team’s potential in 2026.
“We’re not there right now, but I do know next year at this time, we’re going to be sitting here on this Tuesday night watching the playoff rankings to see where we are in the ranking show,” Beamer said in his Tuesday conference.
South Carolina is ranked No. 45 in the nation in PFSN’s CFB Playoff Ranking. The Gamecocks aim to finish the season strong as they prepare to face Coastal Carolina on Saturday and Clemson on Nov. 29.
