Behind the scenes of the Gamecock football coaching search

South Carolina wrapped its recent head coaching search with the hire of Shane Beamer, and GamecockCentral.com had its subscribers covered along the way with news, notes, and inside scoop.

Now that the search has been over from several days, we dive back in one more time with a comprehensive look at how it all happened. This update includes:

*** How did this process unfold? When did Shane Beamer build a lead, and why didn't he relinquish it?

*** We break down many other candidates who interviewed, and some that didn't. Which candidates you may have read about were actually players?

*** Where was Coastal's Jamey Chadwell in all of this?

*** What was the situation with Liberty coach Hugh Freeze?

*** How about the late announcements by Scott Satterfield and Billy Napier that each would stay at his respective school? What's the context there?

*** Plus more!

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