South Carolina defensive assistant won't be on Shane Beamer's staff
Part of every coaching hiring is sorting out the staff. A new head coach’s typical staff includes a mix of assistants he worked with at his previous stop, retained assistants from the program’s previous staff and new outside hires.
Ben Breiner of The State reported Thursday that Shane Beamer’s South Carolina staff will not include Rod Wilson.
“Of note, confirmed Rod Wilson won’t be back,” Breiner tweeted. “Looking more and more like you’re gonna have four holdovers (Kitchings, Bobo, Peterson, Rocker).
A South Carolina alum, Wilson joined Will Muschamp’s staff as the new linebackers coach on Feb. 21, 2020. He spent the previous three seasons on the Kansas City Chiefs staff as Assistant Special Teams Coach.
Wilson first got into coaching in 2013 after a six-year playing career in the NFL. He was on Charleston Southern’s for four seasons (2013-16), coaching safeties, inside linebackers and assisting with special teams.
Of note, confirmed Rod Wilson won’t be back. Looking more and more like you’re gonna have four holdovers (Kitchings, Bobo, Peterson, Rocker).
— Ben Breiner (@BreinerTheState) December 24, 2020
Beamer keeping Blobo could be a fatal error. He has a history of being a toxic coach who alienates players and destroys team morale. Plus, he’s buddies with former head coach Mushypants. That alone is a huge indictment.
It is a big-surprise to me that Shane is keeping Mike Bobo…they seem like oil-n-water to me. If bobo is not happy with Shane, he sure can affect the team’s morale.
Keeping Mike Bobo is a shocker along with getting rid of Rod Wilson. Heard nothing but good things about Rod Wilson. Roll Tide
Do tell. I am a Dawg & have followed Bobo’s career. Enlighten me. This toxic morale killer info is news that I have not heard before.
Well, the Carolina players refused to play for him, and he was accused of making racially insensitive comments and being part of a toxic culture at CSU. If you Google it you will find it.
Well now I am really confused. I did google & read several articles. Ambiguity & parsed statements galore from anonymous sources. Virtually every quoted source (coaches, players, & administrators) call bs on the subject.
Apparently, SC AD ran their own investigation, & did not fire Bobo, even though their season is over, & Beamer is keeping Bobo as OC. As always, actions speak louder than words. I don’t think Bobo keeps his job if players don’t like & respect him, or if he really was racially insensitive to players. Beamer could not afford a players revolt right out of the gate.
“One of the first things I did when I was hired was visit with the coaching staff already in place from the 2020 season,” Beamer continued. “After much thought and many conversations with the players on our team, I knew that Coach Bobo, Coach Kitchings, Coach Peterson and Coach Rocker would be excellent additions to this new staff and needed to stay here in Columbia.“
Beamer also said, “I would also like to thank Coach Bobo for taking the reigns as the interim head coach late this season. He did an outstanding job leading the team on and off the field.”
Come on, mrtruth. I must not be the only 1 who should do a google searching. None of us would want anyone repeating unproven derogatory information about us.