SEC FOOTBALL COMPANION GUIDE • ALPHABETICAL 12 OF 16
2026 Season Snapshot • Columbia, South Carolina
4-8 (1-7 SEC)
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HEAD COACH
Shane Beamer — 6th season at South Carolina
LIFETIME COACHING RECORD
33–30 at South Carolina
Took over a 2-8 team in 2021 and immediately posted a 7-6 record with a bowl win. Best season was 2024 (9-4, 5-3 SEC, Citrus Bowl appearance). Most wins through four years of any coach in program history, ahead of Steve Spurrier's pace.
SOUTH CAROLINA ATS RECORD
No single published career ATS figure
2025 opened top-10 in the AP poll after a 2-0 start, then lost 7 of 8 to finish 4- 8 (1-7 SEC) — one of the more dramatic single-season collapses in the conference. Fired OC Mike Shula on Nov. 2 mid-season.
HEAD COACH SALARY (2026)
$6.4M
TEAM NIL VALUATION (EST.)
Not disclosed
PRIMARY NIL COLLECTIVE
Garnet Trust
Coach salary per Yahoo Sports' 2026 SEC coaching salary rankings (USA Today database). South Carolina has not disclosed a team NIL figure.
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Kendal Briles — 1st season • Aggressive, QB-friendly spread
Arrives from TCU (2023-25), where his offenses averaged 30+ points per game; previously ran a rushing attack at Arkansas that ranked among the nation's top-3 in yards per game (2021-22). Paired with dual-threat QB LaNorris Sellers, this is viewed as the ideal offensive marriage after South Carolina finished 104th nationally in scoring in 2025.
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Clayton White — 6th season • Base 4-2-5
The steady hand of the program — White and co-DC Torrian Gray have been with Beamer since 2021. The defense has been the consistent strength of the roster even as the offense cycled through three coordinators in three years.
2025 RECORD
4–8 (1–7 SEC)
Started 2-0 and reached the AP top-10 for the first time since 2014, then lost 7 of the final 8 games. Fired OC Mike Shula on Nov. 2; WR coach Mike Furrey finished the year as play-caller.
HOME FIELD
Williams–Brice Stadium
Natural grass, Columbia. Averaged the 14th-largest crowd of any college football team in 2025 (79,334) — a solid, well-supported home environment even through a difficult season.
| SLOT | PLAYER | YEAR | HS Stars | NOTES / NFL OUTLOOK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB1 | LaNorris Sellers | Jr | ★★★★★ | NFL WATCH Turned down the NFL Draft and the portal to return; 2024 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year and a potential Top-10 2027 NFL Draft pick if the new Briles offense unlocks him. |
| RB1 | Matt Fuller | RS-Soph | ★★★★★ | Named Joe Morrison Offensive Player of the Spring; broke a 72-yard TD run at LSU in 2025 and is penciled in as the starter after fending off transfer- portal interest. |
| WR1 | Nyck Harbor | — | ★★★★★ | 5-STAR Former five-star recruit and a key offseason re-signing; Sellers' clear top target entering 2026. |
| — | South Carolina WR room | — | — | Behind Harbor, the receiving corps is still being sorted out under new WRs coaching in fall camp. |
| WR2 | — | — | ★★★★★ | |
| — | (TBD) | — | — |
Turned down the NFL Draft and the portal to return; 2024 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year and a potential Top-10 2027 NFL Draft pick if the new Briles offense unlocks him.
Named Joe Morrison Offensive Player of the Spring; broke a 72-yard TD run at LSU in 2025 and is penciled in as the starter after fending off transfer- portal interest.
Former five-star recruit and a key offseason re-signing; Sellers' clear top target entering 2026.
Behind Harbor, the receiving corps is still being sorted out under new WRs coaching in fall camp.
| PLAYER | POS | YEAR | HS Stars | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacarrius Peak | OT | — | ★★★★★ | NC State transfer (former three-star, 2022); 247Sports' No. 3- ranked OT in the 2026 transfer cycle, brought in specifically to protect Sellers in the new Briles system. |
| Randy Clements' unit | OL | — | ★★★★★ | New OL coach (from TCU, followed Briles) overseeing a largely reconstructed line for 2026. |
NC State transfer (former three-star, 2022); 247Sports' No. 3- ranked OT in the 2026 transfer cycle, brought in specifically to protect Sellers in the new Briles system.
New OL coach (from TCU, followed Briles) overseeing a largely reconstructed line for 2026.
| PLAYER | POS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Stewart | Edge | Former five-star and the only returning starter on the defensive line; named one of the top-3 impact players in the country for 2026 by one national outlet. {fivestarbadge} |
Former five-star and the only returning starter on the defensive line; named one of the top-3 impact players in the country for 2026 by one national outlet. {fivestarbadge}
| PLAYER | POS | HS Stars | NOTES / NFL OUTLOOK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary retooled via portal | DB | ★★★★★ | Co-DC Torrian Gray brings in several transfer additions to pair with returning pieces; the strength of the roster historically under Beamer. |
Co-DC Torrian Gray brings in several transfer additions to pair with returning pieces; the strength of the roster historically under Beamer.
2025 ATS
6-6
50% cover rate — 36th of 82
2025 Straight up
4-8
Point differential +7
Scoring environment
44.8
Combined points per game — 74th highest of 82
Home / road ATS
3-4 · 2-2
Totals 5-7 O/U (3-4 home, 2-2 road)
Points scored / allowed
22.7 per game scored (66th) · 22.1 allowed (34th)
Margin & schedule
Margin of victory +0.6 (50th) · Strength of schedule +2.5
SRS power rating
+1.2
45th of 82 — projected points vs. a league-average team on a neutral field
Offensive SRS
-1.3
51st of 82
Defensive SRS
+6.3
22nd of 82
Points (margin of victory)
+0.6 · 50th of 82
Against the spread
6-6 (50%) · 36th of 82
Totals (combined PPG)
44.8 · 74th of 82
Computed from CollegeFootballData 2025 results and closing consensus lines.
Saved Just J research for South Carolina.
South Carolina opened 2025 ranked top-10 after beating Virginia Tech, then lost 7 of 8. That kind of preseason-hype-to-collapse pattern is worth watching for again in 2026 given another round of major offensive turnover.
Beamer's Gamecocks led or were within a score entering the 4th quarter in 10 of 12 games in 2025, including late losses to Missouri, Alabama, and Texas A&M — a team that competes but hasn't closed, a live "bad beats" narrative.
Kendal Briles arrives after explosive offenses at TCU, Arkansas, and Baylor — if the LaNorris Sellers pairing clicks, South Carolina's offense (104th nationally in 2025) could look completely different in 2026.
A rebuilt line under a new coach protecting a new-system QB is real variance — but Peak gives it a clear anchor, more continuity than several other offenses in this guide.
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