South Carolina Gamecox coach Shane Beamer Seven assistant coaches have been named.
Below is a presentation from the South Carolina Department of Public Relations …
University of South Carolina head football coach Shane Beamer UPSC The board of trustees has named seven assistants who will be part of their initial coaching staff in 2021 pending approval, which will hold its next scheduled meeting on January 4, 2021.
Four Coaches – Aggressive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach Mike Bobo, Running backs coaches Des keychains, Defensive line coach Tracy Rocker And out linebackers coach Mike Peterson – Will be retained by Gamecox’s 2020 staff. In addition, Connor Show The football program will return to a field-specific role within the program.
Carolina has joined the staff for the first time in 2021 Will friend, Named after offensive line coach, former Gamecock quarterback Eric Kimre, who will serve as tight end coach, and Pete Lambo, Who will be Gamecox’s associate head coach / coordinator of special teams.
“I’m excited about the quality of these staff coaches,” Coach Beamer said. “I am looking for coaches who teach and connect with our players, who have the immense energy to recruit young people to our excellent university and program, and who do it right.
“One of the first things I did when I was hired was to visit the coaching staff who have been in place since the 2020 season,” continued coach Beamer. “After much thought and interaction with our team’s players, I know that Coach Bobo, Coach Keatings, Coach Peterson and Coach Rocker will be excellent additions to this new staff and need to be here in Colombia. All four have gotten great coaching. There should be a knowledge of the career and what it takes to attend the Southeast Conference. Now I thank Coach Bobo for ruling as interim head coach at the end of this season. “
Coach Beamer added, “I’m also excited to be on our staff in a more elaborate role towards things football.” “He loves this school and this program. Connor is committed to helping our players succeed and reach their full potential.”
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Friend has extensive experience working both in the SEC and with the Aggressive Coordinator Mike Bobo. Philadelphia, Miss. The native has spent the last three seasons as an offensive line coach at the University of Tennessee where he mentored Trey and Smith, who were named to the All-SEC First Team Unit in both 2019 and 2020. Linemen Vanya Morris And Darnell Wright Both were selected to the Freshman All-SEC team, while Morris was given the Freshman All-American tab.
Friend Rocky came to the top after a three-year tenure (2015-17) as an abusive coordinator and abusive line coach at Colorado State University where he worked with coach Bobo. In 2017, he led offenses ranked 11th in the country in total offenses at 492.5-yards per game. Mitra and Bobo also worked together at the University of Georgia from 2011-14. Mitra served as the Bulldogs’ offensive line coach in 2011, then added the title of running game coordinator in 2013. , And has adopted 457.8 yards of total offense per game.
“Will has a history of developing excellent offensive linemen throughout his coaching career,” coach Beamer noted. “He knows what it takes to participate in the SEC and he brings the drive and want to our staff.”
Friend, a four-year starting defender in Alabama, a two-time L-SEC selection, and a member of the Alabama team of the 1990s, began his coaching career in West Alabama in 2001. He was an abusive assistant at Tuscaloosa Central. Prior to joining High School, Georgia Staff in 2002 as a Graduate Assistant (2003-04). He spent the 2005-06 season as an offensive line coach at Gardner-Webb, followed by a four-year tenure at UAB as an offensive line coach (2007-10). Overall, Mitra has coached nine offensive linemen who have been selected in the NFL Draft.
A 1998 graduate from the University of Alabama, a friend and his wife Carrie have three children – Katie, Brooks and Charlie.
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Kimri, a very successful high school coach, returned to her alma mater for her first term as a collegiate coach. He has spent the last 17 seasons as head coach at Hammond School in Columbia, where he guided Skyhawks to 12 SCISA state titles, more than any other coach in South Carolina history, while compiling an overall record of 194-20. He was the youngest and fastest coach to win 100 in South Carolina history and the only coach to win six consecutive state championships. Players from Kimri at Hammond include the current Gamecox Jordan Birch, Alex Huntley, Bradley Dunn And Fabian Goodman. He taught philosophy, religion and physical education at Hammond.
“Eric is a gamecock,” said coach Beamer. “He’s the kind of person and coach I want on our staff. Not only does he have a passionate offensive football mind, he connects well with his players and takes care of their progress at every stage of his life. It’s very important. There are former players around this staff and around this football program. We’re not done yet. “
Kimmer graduated from Dutch Fork High School in Columbia, where he played quarterback for father Bill Kimmer, who has been the head high school coach in South Carolina for 34 years. He set five state passing records as a senior and was the state’s offensive player of the year. Kimri was a backup quarterback and three-time letterwinner in South Carolina during 1998-2002. He is best remembered for coming out of the bench to replace the injured Phil Patty And Germal Kelly’s pass to lift the Gamecocks for an upset win over Mississippi State during the 2000 season, finishing the fourth-down Fed route.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, Kimrer spent two years as an aggressive graduate assistant on the staff of Lou Lou Holtz in South Carolina, coaching at the tight end and studying offensive line and tight finishing under the coach. Dave Digglielmo.
Kimri is the third pay generation gamecock. His grandmother, father, mother, brothers and wife all attended the University of South Carolina. He is married to his high school girlfriend, Erica Russell, and they have three children – Caitlin Dean, Chris and Tie.
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Lambo Carolina arrives in Memphis after two seasons as assistant head coach and coordinator of special teams. Nominated for the Broils Award, the 2019 Tigers special teams rank in the top-10 in six NCAA / FBS statistics categories: Kick-Return Yards (2G), Kick-Return TD (2G), Blocked Kicks (6th), Blocked Points (6th), Kickoff Touchbacks (6th) and Kick Return (9th). He was also one of the three finalists of FootballScope.com’s special teams
“Pete brings a wealth of experience to our staff, has coached on many levels and has been head coach,” coach Beamer noted. “His football IQ is outstanding, especially in special teams. He was a successful head coach and as the coordinator of special teams, his units contributed greatly to the overall success of the team.”
Before reaching Bluff City, Limbo’s special teams were ranked among the best in the country at Rice (2018) and Maryland (2016-17). In Maryland, he also served as assistant head coach and tight end coach.
Its 2018 rice special teams are ranked fifth in the FBS with just 16.12 kickoff return yards and 15th with 24.41 kickoff return yards per game. As a unit, Rice Special Teams ranks 17th in the country in the ESPN Team Efficiency Rankings (60.8 percent), after arriving in the 114th season before the arrival of Limbo.
In their time in Maryland, Limbo’s special teams ranked among some of the best in the country. In season two, Terps is tied for fifth nationally with nine blocked kicks.
Lambo spent five seasons as head coach at Ball State (2011-15). During his tenure, the Cardinals set more than 60 school records in 2013, including points (501), total offenses (6,199 yards), pass yards (4,214), TD passes (35) and total TDs (64).
His ball state special teams topped the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in its five seasons. Kicker Steve Shot Lou Groza was an award-winning semifinalist and punter Scott Cowanda In 2012, Ray Guy was an award finalist. In 2014, Kicker Scott Sector MAC Special Teams Player of the Year
In five seasons, Limbo scored 33-29, improving his career coaching mark to 112-65 in 15 seasons. He was the first head coach in ball state history to win at least 30 games in his first four seasons. Lambo guided the Cardinals to a 9-4 record and a performance in the 2012 Beef O’Brady Bowl and a 10-3 mark and a 2013 Goddard Bowl performance. It was only the second time in the Cardinals’ 91-year history that the program went off to play sports in consecutive seasons.
He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Albany (1992-93), and then spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Dartmouth (1994-96) and before joining the staff at Lehi in Hampden-Sydney (1997). 1998. There, Lambo started as an assistant coach before being promoted to head coach in 2001. In five seasons at the hearing, he put up a 44-14 mark, leading to the 2001 and 2004 Patriot League crowns and FCS playoff berths. Its .759 overall winning percentage and .778 league winning percentage are second in the history of the Patriot League. He was named Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year in 2001 and Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2001 when his team finished 11-1 and finished fifth in both NCAA Division I-AA polls.
In 2006, Limbo took over the Elon program. Over the next five years, Lambo led the Phoenix to 35 wins, more than doubling their total number of wins compared to the previous five years (14). Lambo’s Elon teams broke 124 NCAA, Southern Conference (SOCON) and school records and recorded a SOCON play 24-14. He was named Socon Coach of the Year in 2007.
A graduate of Georgetown University in 1992, Lambo was a four-year starter on the offensive line of Hoas and served as team captain in 1991. A native of Stateland Island, NY, Lambo was married to former Jennifer Kochis. The couple has three children: Sophia, AJ and Victoria.
2021 South Carolina Coaching Staff (as of December 27, 2020)
Shane Beamer, Head coach
Mike Bobo, Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks
Will friend, Offensive line
Eric Kimre, Tight Ends
Des keychains, Running backs
Pete Lambo, Associate Head Coach / Coordinator of Special Teams
Mike Peterson, Outside the linebackers
Tracy Rocker, Defensive line
