Not only is South Carolina Football on the rise, but head coach Shane Beamer is climbing the ranks as well. Beamer moved up four spots in CBS's annual SEC Head Coach Rankings, coming in at No. 8 among the league's coaches heading into the 2025-26 campaign. That is a notable jump in spots from last year's ranking at No. 12. Beamer also broke into the Top 30 nationally, landing at No. 28 overall. CBS Sports credited Beamer's success at South Carolina to his consistency, program-building progress, and rivalry victories:
“Beamer has won more games than any coach in program history over his first four seasons, topping Steve Spurrier by one.