Shane Beamer comments on decision to fire offensive coordinator Mike Shula
By Mark Kern
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Shane Beamer made a big decision on Sunday, as he opted to fire offensive coordinator Mike Shula on Sunday. The decision came after South Carolina‘s 30-14 loss to Ole Miss in Week 10.
The offense hasn’t lived up to the expectations that it had at the beginning of the year with quarterback LaNorris Sellers leading the way. While he said it was the correct decision at the time of hiring, Beamer said it just hadn’t worked out.
“Gotta be better… that’s why I made the change,” Beamer said on a teleconference on Sunday night. “I believed it was the right decision last December and frankly, it hasn’t worked.”
The offense has been inconsistent all year, but it has been especially bad the last month. The Gamecocks are on a four-game losing streak, and the most points they have scored during that streak was 22 against Alabama. In the other three games, they scored 10, 7 and 14.
South Carolina is idle in Week 11, which may have played a factor in the timing of this decision. This allows Beamer and his staff to get on the same page and come up with a plan. The schedule doesn’t get any easier at all, as the Gamecocks hit the road in two weeks to College Station to take on No. 3 Texas A&M.
