South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer looked to have a completed offensive staff earlier this week with the hire of Justin Stepp. Now, he may be looking for two new offensive staff members and have four total vacancies on his staff, according to this report from FootballScoop.com.
The report says that offensive coordinator Mike Bobo along with offensive line coach Will Friend are expected to accept the same roles at Auburn under their first year coach Bryan Harsin, who took the job on The Plains after seven years at Boise State.
That would end a one-year run for Bobo with the Gamecocks and a run that was, officially, just about two weeks for Friend at South Carolina.
Beamer was hired at South Carolina on December 5 and has not yet been able to complete his staff. If Auburn is able to hire the pair of Gamecocks coaches, it would mean that Beamer has to replace those two, along with hiring a defensive coordinator and someone to coach the secondary.
Bobo came to South Carolina after the 2019 season when he was let go by Colorado State. Former head coach Will Muschamp brought in Bobo to run his offense, which put up 23.5 points per game against SEC competition, and good for 10th in the league.
Friend was out of contract at Tennessee following the 2020 season and Beamer hired one of Bobo’s long-time friends, Friend, to fill the vacant role of offensive line coach on his initial staff.
Stay tuned to TheBigSpur.com for more on this developing story.
