Shane Beamer, the head football coach at the University of South Carolina, announced today that Mike Shula has been elevated to the position of offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach. Dowell Loggains, who was just appointed head coach at Appalachian State University, was replaced by Shula.
On March 18, 2024, Shula began working as an offensive analyst for the Gamecocks as spring camp got underway. Before the 2024 fall camp began, he was appointed senior offensive assistant coach and worked with the Carolina quarterbacks. In 2024, he assisted redshirt freshman signal-caller LaNorris Sellers in winning SEC Freshman of the Year and third-team All-SEC honors.
Through the 2027 season, Shula is bound under a three-year deal. The University’s Board of Trustees approved contract extensions for the other nine on-field assistant coaches. Marquel Blackwell, Mike Furrey, Sterling Lucas, Travian Robertson, and Lonnie Teasley were extended through 2026, while Joe DeCamillis, Shawn Elliott, Torrian Gray, and Clayton White were extended through 2027. In addition, Furrey was appointed Coordinator of Passing Games.
Shula most recently served as the senior offensive assistant for the Buffalo Bills in 2022 and 2023. Shula played quarterback for Alabama and was the head coach of the institution from 2003 to 2006.
Shula has coached in the NFL for almost his whole career, with the exception of his four years as the Crimson Tide’s head coach. Before spending two years as an assistant with Miami (1991–92) and three years in Chicago (1993–95) as the Bears’ tight ends coach, he started his coaching career as an offensive assistant with Tampa Bay (1988–90).
From 1996 to 1999, Shula worked as an offensive coordinator for Tampa Bay under Tony Dungy. Before taking over as head coach of the Crimson Tide in 2003, he returned to Miami as the quarterbacks coach for the Dolphins from 2000 to 2002. At 38, he was the second-youngest football coach in Division I-A at the time.
In 2007, Shula made a comeback to the NFL, taking a four-year position as Jacksonville’s quarterbacks coach.
After joining the Carolina Panthers in 2011, he spent two seasons coaching the quarterbacks before being elevated to offensive coordinator, a role he maintained from 2013 to 2017. In 2011, after passing for more than 4,000 yards and scoring 35 touchdowns, he assisted quarterback Cam Newton in winning AP Offensive Rookie of the Year. Newton broke Peyton Manning’s record for the most passing yards in a player’s first two seasons while being coached by Shula. Following Newton’s NFL MVP victory and the Panthers’ Super Bowl run, Shula was voted Pro Football Focus’ Offensive Coordinator of the Year for the 2015 NFL season.
Before spending two years in Buffalo with quarterback Josh Allen, Shula was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the New York Giants from 2018 to 2019. He then spent 2020 and 2021 in Denver as the Broncos’ quarterbacks coach.
He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on June 3, 1965. His father, the NFL’s all-time winning coach, Don Shula, passed away. In 1987, he earned a degree in labor relations from the University of Alabama. He was chosen by Tampa Bay in the 12th round of the 1987 draft after recording a 24-11-1 record over three seasons as the Tide’s starting quarterback from 1984 to 1986.
Samantha, Brooke, and Ryan are his three grown daughters.
COACHING STAFF FOR SOUTH CAROLINA FOOTBALL
Head Coach Shane Beamer
Marquel Blackwell, coach of running backs
Joe DeCamillis, Special Teams Coordinator and Associate Head Coach
Shawn Elliott, tight ends coach and run game coordinator
Mike Furrey, Wide Receivers Coach and Coordinator of Passing Games
Coach of Defensive Backs Torrian Gray
Sterling Lucas, coach of defensive ends and outside linebackers
Travian Robertson, coach of the defensive line
Mike Shula, Quarterbacks Coach and Offensive Coordinator
Lonnie Teasley, coach of offensive lines
Clayton White, coach of inside linebackers and defensive coordinator
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