Shane Beamer, South Carolina have important hires to make. Here is a list of guys to watch for


South Carolina has hitched it future on Shane Beamer.

The first time head coach was officially announced Sunday by the school 

LINK: Questions abound with Beamer hire

As mentioned yesterday, this hire leaves a lot of questions.

While special teams is an affinity that comes with the Beamer name, the new coach has never been an offensive or defensive coordinator. Expect the school to open the pocket book and pay both coordinators between $800,000 and $1 million salaries.

That puts extra emphasis on Beamer getting these hires right.

News broke late Sunday that South Carolina defensive coordinator Travaris Robinson was not being retained. 

Here are some names to keep an eye on for defensive coordinator.

Jay Bateman, DC, North Carolina

Bateman is in his second year with Mack Brown in Chapel Hill. In his first year he engineered a major  turnaround for the unit, going from allowing 34.5 points per game to 23.7. That number has increased to roughly 28 this year, but in this era of football, holding opponents to under 30 is good.

He also coaches safeties. 

His prior coordinator stops were at Elon, Ball State and West Point, where he worked under current university president Bob Caslan. 

Bateman currently makes $600,000 per year, so the pay raise is the biggest motivator here.

Lyle Hemphil, DC, Wake Forest

A coach who can do more with less talent. Hemphil has a history of working with overlooked talent, back to his days at Delaware and Delaware State. 

He is in his third year with Demon Deacons, and the past two years Wake has held opponents to 29 points per game.

His salary isn't public, but a move to South Carolina would be his biggest job to date.

Carolina may want someone a little more proven.

Chad Staggs, DC, Coastal Carolina

Staggs has been a big part of the magical 2020 season for Coastal, where the defense gives up just 16 points per game. 

Staggs also brings 20 years of coaching experience exclusively in the state, which could be big for recruiting. 

A move to Columbia would also mean a steep pay raise for Staggs, who currently makes $240,000 per year. 

Derek Mason, former HC, Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt decided to part ways with Mason after a seven-year tenure where he went 27-55. 

Before his time as a head coach, Mason led Stanford's defensive unit to much success. While he struggled at Vanderbilt, Mason arguably got the most out of his talent with the academic limitations the school presents.

Physicality was never a problem for the Commodores under Mason.

Mason, 51, would be an elder statesman of a staff, and someone Beamer could lean on who has head coach experience. 

LINK: Muschamp fired

LINK: College coaches must win now, or else

LINK: Rocky can teach about the coaching carousel 

Here are some names for offensive coordinator.

Brian Johnson, OC, Florida

Why would you leave Florida? For one, a pay raise from his current $540,000 per year for Johnson.

The 33-year old former Utah quarterback actually interviewed for the South Carolina head coach job, so you have to assume interest is there for Johnson to go out on his own after being with Florida head coach Dan Mullen since 2014, when the two were at Mississippi State. 

Does the school want to go down the Florida path for a third time for a major coaching hire? 

The other question is what type of playcaller is Johnson when he doesn't have Mullen?

This a high risk, high reward hire that could potentially bring an exciting offense to Columbia. 

Garrett Riley, OC, SMU

Riley is the younger brother of Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley. 

Garrett Riley joined the SMU staff in January, and the offense has not missed a beat, and is in the top 25 of most offensive categories this season.

Riley also is somewhat familiar with the Carolina's after coaching stops at East Carolina and Appalachian State. 

Cale Gundy, co-OC, Oklahoma

Could Beamer look to run Lincoln Riley's offense? Cale Gundy may be the answer.

The brother of Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy, Cale Gundy's motivation would be similar to Johnson. 

The 48-year-old has coached at Oklahoma virtually his whole career, but again, money may be enough to lure him away. He is currently making $675,000 per year. 


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

I'm SICK of Tim Tebow!

Image
I'm pretty sure all are aware that the Florida Gators have a QB by the name of Tim Tebow . The guy is a specimen: 6-foot-2, 240 lbs...can run over LBs, and complete passes, while running the spread option offense. He is also a humanitarian, a humble Christian, and a seemingly squeaky clean guy...and I couldn't be sicker of him. I'm sick about hearing about how great he is on and off the field..with every announcer and color commentator (mostly on CBS) prepared to get on their knees and give him what they think he needs. I've come to the conclusion that he is a pure system QB that couldn't function in a pro-style offense. The guy has a horrible throw that will get picked off in the next level: A long wind up, and unbalanced base, and a sidearm wobbler that can be picked off by even the worst pro-DBs. The guy is a fullback playing QB, and FB is where I expect him to be in the pros. A guy his style will not translate to the NFL. Also, this whole "perfect angel&quo
Read more

Gamecocks in historic year two under Paris

Image
The one truth heading into this college basketball season for South Carolina men's team was expectations were low, at least nationally. Coming off an 11-21 season, excitement could best been described as tepid for second year coach Lamont Paris. Hell, the Gamecocks were picked to finish dead last in the league in preseason media polls.  But behind some key transfer additions, as well as an influx of freshmen talent, the Gamecocks are sitting at 21-3 and tied for first in the Southeastern Conference with seven games left.  Already, this is the best second year improvement under a new coach in program history. Better than Frank Martin, who had back-to-back 14-win seasons; better than Eddie Fogler, who went from nine wins to 10; better than George Felton, who went from 15 wins to 19; better than Frank McGuire, who went from six to 11 from 1964-1966.  For context, previous coaches Darrin Horn, Dave Odom, Steve Newton and Bill Foster all had second-year setbacks in win totals.   So rega
Read more

The Economy Falling is a Good Thing

Believe it or not, this recession/depression is a blessing in disguise. You ask how is this so? People are losing their jobs, homes are foreclosing, the auto industry is failing, Wall Street has tanked. How is this possibly good? I'll explain. An epidemic has been going on since the 1990s. Before that time, we worked hard, were the leaders in innovation, and where seen as the place to go to get out of the international ghetto. Now, we have competition in China, Russia, and even Brazil's export economy system. What went wrong? Simple. We have become complacent, lazy, and spoiled while our competitors have passed us by in job, innovation, and prominence. We need this to toughen up and rediscover our American tenacity and grit; The traits that got us to the top in the first place. A little story. I remember planting trees in the yard with my father, and he fell in the hole we were digging because, well, he is a little clumsy. Being a wide-eyed 16-year old, I asked why he did not
Read more