South Carolina coach Shane Beamer took a moment to the set record straight on Friday night in response to a report claiming his program coveted new Clemson offensive coordinator Garrett Riley.
The Tigers announced the hiring of Riley, who helped guide TCU to a national championship appearance, earlier in the day to a deal that made the 33-year-old one of the NCAA’s highest-paid assistant coaches. Shortly after the announcement, a report from 97.7 The FanUpstate surfaced saying Beamer “really wanted” to hire Riley to replace former OC Marcus Satterfield, who left in December for the same role at Nebraska.