One of the best linebackers of the last two decades at South Carolina is heading home to take a role on the Gamecocks' support staff.

After teasing it last week, the Gamecocks have officially announced Shaq Wilson is returning back to South Carolina and will serve as a defensive analyst under Shane Beamer.

Beamer teased the addition late Friday night, and it was backed up by Byron Jerideau tweeting a photo of him and Wilson playing at LSU. The program officially confirmed it Wednesday morning.

Wilson, who was previously at Tennessee as part of the strength staff, played at South Carolina from 2008 to 2012 and was part of some of the best Gamecocks teams ever.

In his five seasons he accumulated 246 tackles, 15 for loss, and four sacks. He also had four interceptions.

Wilson served as one of the Gamecocks' recruiting staffers early in his coaching career before going to Tennessee and is coming home now to link up with Beamer.

Jerideau is returning to Columbia as well to work under Luke Day in the strength program.

Wilson is one of the first big support staff hires under Beamer, and Tuesday Beamer discussed what the support staff could potentially look like.

“I’ve been at Oklahoma the last few years where it was similar to what South Carolina was last year in this building,” Beamer said. “I’ve been at Georgia where it was a lot more than that. I’m more of a less is more kind of guy with defined roles and each person in this building knows what every single person is doing.”