WATCH: Shane Beamer channels Soulja Boy, turns swag on for SEC Media Days
Shane Beamer, a backward hat, a pair of Pit Vipers and Soulja Boy. If you’re expecting a punchline, think again.
This is just how the South Carolina coach gets ready for SEC Media Days.
Beamer is preparing for his Media Days press conference on Tuesday in Atlanta, and South Carolina football’s Twitter account posted a video of him getting hyped up for the occasion. He certainly channeled his inner Soulja Boy and turned his swag on as he got ready for the press conference.
Want to guess what song was in the background?
Whether or not Beamer will actually wear the ensemble to the podium is yet to be seen. But it makes for quite a hype video before the Gamecocks dive head-first into talkin’ season.
Beamer and three South Carolina players — Jovaughn Gwyn, Dakereon Joyner and Zacch Pickens — will meet hold press conferences Tuesday at Media Days. It means football season is just around the corner with just a few weeks to go until Week 0.
JD PicKell: Why South Carolina’s pro-style system will be easier for Spencer Rattler
South Carolina made a huge splash in the transfer portal this offseason when it landed Spencer Rattler from Oklahoma. The move reunited him with former Sooners tight ends coach Shane Beamer — and On3’s J.D. PicKell argued Rattler could fit the Gamecocks’ system like a glove.
Rattler was the No. 5 transfer to hit the portal this offseason, according to the On3 Transfer Portal Rankings. He played in Lincoln Riley’s system at OU, which asked a lot out of the quarterback position. But now, he’s joining a Gamecocks team with an experienced offensive line and with Christian Beal-Smith coming in from Wake Forest, the run game could also pick up.
That’s why PicKell argued South Carolina can run a pro-style offense — an offense that suits Rattler’s skill set.
“At Oklahoma, in Lincoln Riley’s offense, there’s a lot asked of the quarterback,” PicKell said on The Hard Count. “You’re making checks, you’re doing a lot physically that’s difficult in terms of what he has to do from a dual-threat perspective and throwing the ball downfield and things like that. The offense legitimately goes as the quarterback goes. So when Oklahoma sputtered, the finger’s getting pointed at Spencer Rattler.
“It’s not that he won’t have to do a lot of those things at South Carolina. He just might be asked to do some of those things less. He’s still going to have to be the leader, still lead the offense, still be accurate throwing the football, still drive the ball downfield, still make checks. All of those things are still going to be his responsibility.”