This was always going to be the case. When many of South Carolina’s older players made plans to return for 2024, most in their last year of eligibility, Shane Beamer was going to have plenty of work to do in the offseason to come.

Shane Beamer was rewarded for South Carolina's incredible season with a fat new contract on Friday. According to ESPN's Mark Schlabach, Beamer's new deal runs through 2030, and pays him an average of $8.

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.