SCHEDULE/QUICK FACTS Quick Facts 2021 Schedule Location .................................................................. Columbia, S.C. Day Date Opponent Site Series Founded .....................................................................................1801 Enrollment.............................................................................34,795 Saturday September 4 Eastern Ilinois Columbia, S.C. First Meeting Conference .....................Southeastern (Eastern Division) Colors ...........................................Garnet (PMS 202C) & Black Saturday September 11 East Carolina Greenville, N.C. SC leads 14-5-0 Nickname ....................................................................Gamecocks Saturday September 18 Georgia* Athens, Ga. UGA leads 52-19-2 Mascot .......................................................................................Cocky Stadium ...............................................Williams-Brice (77,559) Saturday September 25 Kentucky* Columbia, S.C. SC leads 18-13-1 Surface ...................................................................... Natural Grass Saturday October 2 Troy Columbia, S.C. SC leads 3-0-0 President ............................................................Robert L. Caslen Saturday October 9 Tennessee* Knoxville, Tenn. UT leads 27-10-2 Faculty Representative .................... Dr. Valinda Littlefield Athletics Director ......................................................Ray Tanner Saturday October 16 Vanderbilt* Columbia, S.C. SC leads 26-4-0 Senior Deputy AD ...............................................Chance Miller Deputy AD/Internal Ops & Risk Mgmt. .. Judy Van Horn Saturday October 23 Texas A&M* College Station, Tex. A&M leads 7-0-0 Chief Financial Officer .............................................Jeff Tallant Senior Associate AD/Development ....Steve Eigenbrot Saturday November 6 Florida* Columbia, S.C. UF leads 29-9-3 Executive Associate AD/CCO ......................Charles Bloom Saturday November 13 Missouri* Columbia, Mo. MU leads 6-5-0 Executive Associate AD/SWA/Diversity .....Maria Hickman Senior Associate AD/Ticketing ............. Lance Grantham Saturday November 20 Auburn* Columbia, S.C. AU leads 10-2-1 Senior Associate AD/Marketing/CMO......... Eric Nichols Senior Associate AD/Administration ..........Chris Rogers Saturday November 27 Clemson Columbia, S.C. CU leads 71-42-4 Associate AD/Operations & Facilities ...............Jeff Davis *Denotes SEC game; Game times TBD Associate AD/Sports Medicine ..........................John Kasik Associate AD/New and Creative Media .......Justin King Associate AD/Compliance Services ...... Jeff Whitehead Assistant AD/Operations & Event Mgmt. ......Shawn Burke 2020 Results Assistant AD/Development Operations Blair Cauthen Assistant AD/Sports Turf & Landscaping..........Clark Cox Date Opponent Site Result Rec. SEC TV Attend. Assistant AD/Compliance Services ..................Hillary Cox 09/26 #16/21 Tennessee* Columbia, S.C. L, 27-31 0-1 0-1 SECN 15,009 Assistant AD/Marketing ..............................Blake Edmunds Assistant AD/Communications & PR ............. Steve Fink 10/03 #3/3 Florida* Gainesville, Fla. L, 24-38 0-2 0-2 ESPN 15,120 Assistant AD/Development ............................Wayne Hiott Assistant AD/Event Management....Megan Kennington 10/10 Vanderbilt* Nashville, Tenn. W, 41-7 1-2 1-2 SECN 1,288 Assistant AD/Apparel Operations ................... Kyle Lipsey Assistant AD/Video Operations ............................ Joe Lisle 10/17 #15/14 Auburn* Columbia, S.C. W, 30-22 2-2 2-2 ESPN 15,766 Assistant AD/Compliance/Eligibility ........Angie Ludwig 10/24 LSU* Baton Rouge, La. L, 24-52 2-3 2-3 ESPN 21,855 Assistant AD/Academics .................................Paul Stoltzfus Special Assistant to the AD ..................... Johnny Gregory 11/07 #7/7 Texas A&M* Columbia, S.C. L, 3-48 2-4 2-4 ESPN 16,253 Special Assistant to the AD .....................Charles Waddell 11/14 Ole Miss* Oxford, Miss. L, 42-59 2-5 2-5 SECN 13,596 Head Coach ..........................................................Shane Beamer 11/21 Missouri* Columbia, S.C. L, 10-17 2-6 2-6 SECNA 13,603 Alma Mater ............................................ Virginia Tech (2000) Overall Record .....................................................0-0 (1st year) 11/28 #13/10 Georgia* Columbia, S.C. L, 16-45 2-7 2-7 SECN 16,444 Record at South Carolina ...............................0-0 (1st year) Offensive Line .......................................................... Greg Adkins 12/05 Kentucky* Lexington, Ky. L, 18-41 2-8 2-8 SECN 12,000 Defensive Backs ..................................................... Torrian Gray Running Backs ..........................................Montario Hardesty *-Denotes SEC game Tight Ends ....................................................................Erik Kimrey Assoc. HC/Special Teams Coordinator .......Pete Lembo Defensive Line ...................................................Jimmy Lindsey Outside Linebackers/Defensive Ends ...Mike Peterson Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks .......Marcus Satterfield Wide Receivers ........................................................Justin Stepp Defensive Coord./Inside Linebackers ... Clayton White Table of Contents Director of Strength & Conditioning ..................Luke Day Notebook ....................................................1-14 Head Football Athletic Trainer ..................... Clint Haggard The Coaching Staff ..............................15-24 Director of Football Operations ................George Wynn The 2021 Gamecocks........................25-52 All-Time Record ........................................................614-595-44 2020 In Review......................................53-78 2020 Record .................................................................................2-8 2020 SEC Record (Finish) ................................2-8 (6th East) Lettermen Returning ................................................................ 51 Offense........................................................................................... 24 Defense .......................................................................................... 23 Special Teams ................................................................................4 CREDITS: Lettermen Lost ............................................................................. 18 The 2021 South Carolina Spring Football Media Guide was published by the University of Offense..............................................................................................9 South Carolina Athletics Communications and Public Relations Office. The spring media Defense .............................................................................................9 guide was written, designed and edited by Steve Fink, Assistant Athletics Director/Com- Special Teams ................................................................................0 Starters Returning ....................................................................... 14 munications and Public Relations, with assistance provided by Michael DeBates and Kent Offense..............................................................................................7 Reichert. Information is based on that available as of March 19, 2021. Defense .............................................................................................5 Special Teams ................................................................................2 The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment Starters Lost ................................................................................... 10 opportunities on the basis of race, sex, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, disabil- Offense..............................................................................................4 ity, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical Defense .............................................................................................6 Special Teams ................................................................................0 conditions. Website ...................................www.gamecocksonline.com 2 2021 SOUTH CAROLINA FOOTBALL SPRING GUIDE 2021 SPRING PREVIEW The spring of 2021 begins a new chapter of South Carolina Football, as new head coach Shane Beamer takes the controls of the Gamecock fortunes. Beamer a former Gamecock assistant coach during Steve Spurrier’s re- Offense gime, knows the challenges that await him, but the first-year head coach is New offensive coordinator/quar- process-driven and knows what this program can look like when it’s hitting terbacks coach Marcus Satter- 2020 Statistics on all cylinders, as it was when he was last here. A meticulous note taker who field will be implementing a new Scoring Offense ...................23.5 (10/98) has been fortunate to learn from several outstanding coaches and be around offense this spring and will be Rushing Offense ..................167.9 (6/60) some great programs, Coach Beamer will take bits and pieces from each stop challenged to get more produc- Passing Offense .............187.2 (13/104) in putting his own stamp on the Gamecock program. tion from a unit that averaged just Total Offense ......................355.1 (10/96) Coach Beamer has surrounded himself with a young and energetic staff 23.5 points per game a season that has brought a positive vibe back into the program. He was very