Shane Beamer

Background

He is the son of long-time head coach Frank Beamer.

Education

Beamer chose to walk on as a wide receiver at Virginia Technical over an offer of a partial scholarship from Division I-Associate of Arts Charleston Southern.

Career

He currently is the tight ends coach and Special Teams coordinator at Georgia. Later, he moved to long snapper, the position he played during the Hokies" 1999 season, in which they played for the national championship. Georgia Technical Yellow Jackets

Following Beamer"s playing career, he became a graduate assistant at Georgia Technical under George O"Leary.

Beamer"s team was scheduled to play against his father in the 2000 Black Coaches Association Classic to open the season, but the game was canceled because of lightning and Georgia Technical refused to reschedule lieutenant

Tennessee Volunteers

From 2001 - 2003, Shane served as a graduate assistant under Phillip Fulmer at the University of Tennessee. Mississippi State Bulldogs

In 2004, Beamer was hired by Sylvester Croom at Mississippi State to coach corners where three of his players earned All-Securities and Exchange Commission Freshmen honors.

In 2006, he assumed the role of recruiting coordinator and brought in a class that included current San Francisco 49ers running back Anthony Dixon. South Carolina Gamecocks

In 2007, Shane was hired by Steve Spurrier at the University of South Carolina to coach outside linebackers and to serve as the special team coordinator.

In 2008, the Gamecock defense finished 2nd in pass defense and 13th in total defense nationally.

His 2009 special teams unit blocked five kicks, tying for the Securities and Exchange Commission lead and ranking eighth in the nation, while the Gamecock defensive unit finished third in the Securities and Exchange Commission in total defense and fifteenth in the nation. In his final two years in Columbia, Beamer also served as recruiting coordinator for the Gamecocks. Both the 2010 and 2011 recruiting classes ranked in the top 25 and included current South Carolina stars Marcus Lattimore and Connor Shaw.

Virginia Technical Hokies

Beamer joined his father in Blacksburg in 2011 as the running backs coach.

Wilson was subsequently drafted in the first round by the New York Giants. Georgia Bulldogs

Beamer was hired on January 5, 2016 to serve on Kirby Smart"s staff as the tight ends coach/ special teams coordinator.

Achievements

• In his first year, he tutored the school"s single season rushing record holder, All-American and Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Player of the Year, David Wilson.

Connections

rival:

Alshon Jeffrey