The South Carolina Gamecocks and quarterback LaNorris Sellers will have someone new in charge of play-calling duties next season, and it’s a name that Alabama football fans remember well.
On Tuesday, former Crimson Tide quarterback and head coach Mike Shula was promoted to offensive coordinator on coach Shane Beamer’s staff. Shula replaces Dowell Loggains, who recently accepted the head coaching job at Appalachian State.
According to various reports, Shula’s contract with South Carolina is for three years at $1.1 million a season. Shula had been an assistant coach in 2024, his first season with the Gamecocks’ program.
Before joining Beamer’s staff in Columbia, Shula had worked as an assistant coach in the NFL with a plethora of teams. Most notably, he was the Carolina Panthers’ offensive coordinator from 2013-17 during their run to Super Bowl 50 and was later the offensive coordinator for the New York Giants for two seasons (2018-19).
But Shula is best known in college footb