The University of South Carolina is rewarding Shane Beamer after the Gamecocks’ recent success. On Friday, the South Carolina Board of Trustees approved a contract extension for the Gamecocks’ head football coach that will run through the end 2030 and pay him $8.15 million in 2025 with $100,000 raises in each season that follows.
Shane Beamer received a significant raise after leading South Carolina to its best regular season in more than a decade.
The Cheez-It Citrus Bowl turned fiery when a sideline incident between Illinois’ Bret Bielema and South Carolina’s Shane Beamer grabbed the spotlight. Late in the third quarter, with the Gamecocks leading 14–10, Illinois' Jaheim Clarke went down with an injury.
University of South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer is getting a three-year contract extension that includes a $1.5 million raise.
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer reveals that Illinois coach Bret Bielema reached out to him a week after the game.
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Two years ago, in January of 2023, Beamer inked a new deal that increased his salary from $2.75 million to $6.125 million. That increase made him the highest paid coach in school history. This latest raise catapults him into the top 20 highest paid coaches in college football, based on USA Today Football's 2024 salary database.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina head football coach Shane Beamer is getting a raise and contract extension through the 2030 season after guiding the team to one of its best seasons in years and nearly a berth in the College Football Playoff.