Could Neal Brown become the next South Carolina head coach? There have been rumors tying the West Virginia head coach to the Gamecocks’ opening. However, they may not be true.

On Tuesday, Brown shut down the idea of him leaving for South Carolina during his weekly press conference.

“I guess it’s good because it means people realize we’re doing something good,” Brown told the media. “But I’m not a candidate there.”

If that’s the case, then Oklahoma assistant head coach Shane Beamer could be the most likely option to be South Carolina’s head coach. Beamer reportedly interviewed for the job last week, and apparently it went well.

Brown is in his second season as the head coach at West Virginia, and he has a 10-10 record with the Mountaineers. This year, West Virginia is 5-3, going 4-3 in Big 12 play so far.

Brown has ties to the SEC, as he played at Kentucky from 1998-2000 and was an assistant with the Wildcats from 2013-14. However, he was adamant that he won’t be going to South Carolina.

“I really don’t go about addressing every rumor and everything that’s out there because I think you’ll spin yourself in a web, because I don’t think there’s any way you can keep up,” Brown told the media. “But pretty simple — I’m not a candidate there.”

South Carolina fired former head coach Will Muschamp on Nov. 15, and offensive coordinator Mike Bobo has been serving as interim head coach since then.