The South Carolina football program has been rebuilding under coach Shane Beamer, and the results have been almost as good as could be expected.
After a 4-win 2019 and a 2-win 2020 under Will Muschamp, Beamer led the Gamecocks to bowl games in his first two seasons, compiling a 7-6 record in 2021 and an 8-5 mark in 2022.
Even with several close games not going the South Carolina football would like each season under Beamer, the Gamecocks improved their record and national perception each year.
The culture appears to be improving, as well. Reports from around the program at the end of the Muschamp era said that the locker room had become extremely individualistic and primarily about putting players in the NFL rather than team success (which usually ends up with players in the League, anyway).