Shane Beamer shares Rocket Sanders’ enthusiastic endorsement of OC Kendal Briles
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The South Carolina Gamecocks‘ offense held the team back in 2025. South Carolina averaged 22.7 points per game — and just 18.3 points per game versus Power 4 competition — this year despite having LaNorris Sellers at quarterback. This lack of production paved the way for the firing of offensive coordinator Mike Shula and multiple other offensive assistants throughout the season.
On Thursday, head coach Shane Beamer officially hired Kendal Briles as his new offensive coordinator. Briles has been around the block as an OC, calling plays at 6 different schools prior to the Gamecocks. One of those stops was Arkansas, where he coached former Gamecock running back Raheim “Rocket” Sanders. According to Beamer, Sanders gave a glowing endorsement of Briles for the job.
“If I said the name ‘Kendal Briles’ to you, what would you say?” Beamer told reporters on Friday when recounting his and Sanders’ conversation. “He didn’t hesitate; he said, ‘Get. It. Done.'”
"Get. It. Done."
— Noah Chast (@NoahChastTV) December 12, 2025
Shane Beamer says he called a lot of coaches and players during his search for a new offensive coordinator. On a call with @raheim_sanders Rocket emphatically told him to hire Kendal Briles, who coached him back at Arkansas.@abc_columbia pic.twitter.com/zPvgTfsRVK
Briles spent the past 3 years at TCU following his run with the Razorbacks. The Horned Frogs averaged more than 30 points per game in each of his 3 seasons there.
