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WATCH: Shane Beamer takes dunking on your team to another level

Nikki Chavanelleby:Nikki Chavanelle•12/14/21•

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WATCH Shane Beamer takes dunking on your team to another level Dukes mayo bowl
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South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer is keeping things loose in the building ahead of the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.

The Gamecocks posted footage of the first-year head coach dunking on players and staff members around the facility this week. The reactions were priceless as the SC native shocked the unsuspecting victims with his athleticism.

The Gamecocks are hoping to dunk on North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl on Dec. 30. Shane Beamer navigated a tough slate of games while balancing a quarterback carousel. Throughout the season, three quarterbacks took over the startering job, including graduate assistant Zeb Noland.

After a solid first year, Beamer will now have higher expectations in 2022 after landing a pair of star players.

Beamer wins big with Rattler addition

Shane Beamer notched a couple big wins to start the week, adding Spencer Rattler and Austin Stogner out of Oklahoma. Rattler, a former five-star recruit, announced his plans Monday night that he is transferring into the SEC East.

How did the 6-6 Gamecocks pull off one of the biggest additions so far this offseason? A little familiarity and a lot of trust.

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After being jilted by the Sooners in favor of Caleb Williams, Rattler is reconnecting with Shane Beamer. The Gamecocks coach was on the Oklahoma staff until his hiring at South Carolina in 2021.

Though Spencer Rattler hasn’t commented on his decision yet, his long-time quarterback trainer Mike Giovando shared his thoughts with the Charlotte Observer.

“That familiarity definitely helped out,” Giovando said. “It helped to have that little bit of comfort with the guy that you have the potential to be playing for. You kind of know what (Beamer) is all about.

“The lingo, the plays, the schemes, everything about what Coach Satterfield does is based on the highest level of NFL football,” Giovando continued. “I think Spence thought that was important as well. (He wanted) to get into a scheme and in a system that’s going to help (him) translate to the next level when (he) gets that opportunity.”