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Shane Beamer's new contract will pay him among top 20 coaches in college football
The raise still places Beamer about middle of the pack in SEC head coaches pay.
Doug Samuels
After one of the best seasons in school history, South Carolina is rewarding Shane Beamer with a contract extension and raise.
According to Jordan Kaye of The State, South Carolina's Board of Trustees approved a contract extension for Beamer today that will take him through the 2030 season.
It also includes a raise to $8.15 million this fall, with raises of $100k each season through the duration of the deal.
The raise marks a huge increase in income for Beamer over the last few seasons.
Two years ago, in January of 2023, Beamer inked a new deal that increased his salary from $2.75 million to $6.125 million. That increase made him the highest paid coach in school history.
This latest raise catapults him into the top 20 highest paid coaches in college football, based on USA Today Football's 2024 salary database.
It plants him firmly between Brent Venables at Oklahoma ($8.125 million annually) and Mario Cristobal at Miami ($7.783 million annually).
After a top 15 season and SEC Coach of the Year honors from the AP, the new deal puts him at about the middle of SEC coaches pay in a league where Kirby Smart made over $13.2 million last year, and Steve Sarkisian, Kalen DeBoer, and Brian Kelly all making between $10.6 million and $9.75 million. Then there are four more league coaches around the $9 million per year mark (Mark Stoops, Lane Kiffin, Eli Drinkwitz and Josh Heupel).
Beamer's previous deal was set to pay him $6.625 million this fall, with raises of $250k each of the next two years.