Shane Beamer says no conversations on play calling change
Gamecock football head coach Shane Beamer was asked during his Sunday teleconference if there have been any conversations about changing play-calling duties on the offensive side of the ball.
“Nope,” the second-year head coach replied.
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South Carolina dropped a home contest to Missouri on Saturday in which the offense, led by coordinator Marcus Satterfield, scored 10 points.
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Beamer, in taking ownership during his post-game press conference on Saturday night, mentioned that he felt he and his staff needed to coach better. He was asked on Sunday what that looked like.
“It starts in practice with what we’re teaching our guys, what we’re coaching our guys. You can always coach better,” he explained. “We could coach better after we beat Texas A&M. We could coach better after we beat North Carolina in the bowl game last year. No one has ever arrived. Offense, defense, special teams, we all have to coach better. We all have a hand in it.”
Beamer also detailed the process of what he and the staff do on Sundays after games and how he makes determinations on the direction of the program.
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“Every week, after every game, win or lose, we look at some things that we did well, look at the things we didn’t do well, how we have to be better as coaches,” he said. “When we were sitting here at 5-2 and nationally ranked, we did it, and when were’s sitting here and it’s not what we want it to be, we do the same thing. You’re always evaluating your team, always evaluating your program, and make sure you’re always doing what is best for the football team and the football program.”
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Gamecock football currently ranks 62nd nationally in scoring offense, averaging 30.2 points per game.
In looking back at the Missouri performance and how the offense could perform better in the next contest, Beamer offered an assessment.
“Whatever we call, we’ve got to execute,” he said. “We’ve got to continue to call plays that give us the best chance to be successful. We’ve got to execute plays when we call them and sustain drives. We did not stay on the field long enough last night.”
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The Gamecocks currently sit at 5-3 with a trip to Nashville on deck. South Carolina will face Vanderbilt on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. EST with a chance to become bowl-eligible for the second season in a row
