South Carolina dismisses OC Mike Shula

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South Carolina offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Mike Shula has been dismissed, head coach Shane Beamer announced on Sunday.

The Gamecocks (3-6, 1-6 SEC) have dropped four consecutive games, including a 30-14 decision to Ole Miss on Saturday.

The fifth-year head coach had relieved offensive line coach Lonnie Teasley after a 20-10 loss to LSU on Oct. 11.

South Carolina is last in the SEC in scoring (19.7 ppg), total offense (294.1 ypg) and rushing offense (100.8 ypg) and outside of the top 100 programs nationally in those rankings.

Coming off an outstanding redshirt freshman campaign, sophomore quarterback LaNorris Sellers’ numbers have dropped dramatically in 2025. He has only thrown seven touchdown passes in nine games and has completed better than 57% of his passes only once in his last four outings.

Shula served as a senior offensive assistant coach in 2024 and was promoted to offensive coordinator in December, after Dowell Loggains accepted the head coaching position at Appalachian State.

The Gamecocks took an early 7-0 lead following a muffed punt by Ole Miss. The Rebels scored 17 consecutive points, but a late turnover gave Sellers and Co. the ball at midfield with 1:34 remaining in the half. Three plays and nine yards later, the Gamecocks punted.

“Pretty disappointing three plays right there,” Beamer said at halftime. “We get the ball. We get a turnover. We are in two-minute mode and went nowhere. That was a great opportunity right there that we squandered.”

They cut the deficit to 17-14 with a 75-yard drive early in the third quarter, but Sellers threw two fourth-quarter interceptions to seal Shula’s fate.

Shula, 60, has been on the staff of eight NFL teams and served as Alabama’s head coach from 2003-06.

–Field Level Media