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Sources: South Carolina expected to name Shane Beamer head coach

South Carolina is expected to hire Oklahoma assistant head coach/tight ends coach Shane Beamer as its new head coach, sources told ESPN.

Beamer, 43, is the son of former Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer. An announcement at South Carolina could come as early as Monday, the sources said.

It would be the younger Beamer's first head-coaching position, after he previously worked as an assistant at Georgia, Virginia Tech, South Carolina and Mississippi State.

The Athletic first reported that the Gamecocks are expected to hire Beamer, who emerged as a favorite shortly after the school fired coach Will Muschamp on Nov.