Sources indicated to Football Scoop that Miami offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson "was asked to interview and spoke with Coastal Carolina's contingent in the past 24 hours." Dawson is in his third season with Miami.
Coastal Carolina fired Tim Beck after he was 20-18 in the past three seasons. Dawson has not been a head coach before. Dawson has been an offensive coordinator for every season with the exception of 2019 and 2020 at Houston. Before Miami, Dawson was also the OC at Kentucky and West Virginia at the Power Five level.
In addition to Dawson, Coastal Carolina has spoken with Clemson offensive coordinator Garrett Riley, Missouri State head coach Ryan Beard and Navy offensive coordinator Drew Cronic.