South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Shane Beamer should be ashamed of himself after his most recent decision.
News broke on Thursday that South Carolina is hiring Georgia State head coach Shawn Elliott to serve as the Gamecocks’ new tight ends coach.
Elliott previously coached the offensive line at South Carolina before leaving to become the new head coach at Georgia State ahead of the 2017 season.
Because of the timing of the hire — Georgia State’s spring practice started this week with their spring game scheduled for March 7 — the Panthers have reportedly postponed spring practice and their spring game.
Hopefully Georgia State can figure out their head coaching situation and get spring practice back on track. The players deserve it. And remember, this sport is about players , not the ego-maniac head coaches who dominate headlines.
Beamer should’ve had enough class to recognize that hiring Elliott would throw Georgia State’s program into disarray. I guess Beamer, despite what he’s selling on the recruiting trail, doesn’t believe in putting players first.