One promotion confirmed, plus a set of raises to keep the remainder of the coaching staff intact.

Tuesday's Board of Trustees meeting saw the University officially approve Shane Beamer's promotion of Mike Shula from assistant coach to offensive coordinator, replacing Dowell Loggains after he departed to accept the head coaching job at Appalachian State.

Shula will make $1.1 million per year in his three-year deal, which runs through Dec. 31, 2027. The buyout terms state he will owe the university $605,000 if he leaves in 2025, $505,000 in 2026 and $405,000 in 2027.

Elsewhere on the staff, the other nine assistant coaches all earned extensions and salary bumps after the team's 9-3 regular season.

Defensive coordinator Clayton White was the most notable extension. The Broyles Award finalist as one of the nation's top assistant coaches was previously making $1.2 million annually with his contract expiring after the 2025 football season. With his new deal, White will make $1.9 million in 2025, with a $100,000 escalator each of the following two years to eventaully take it up to $2.1 million in its final year.

Here is the full list of the new contracts on staff:

One other note is that tight ends coach Shawn Elliott will earn a slight bump following 2025, taking his salary from $760,000 in 2025 to $775,000 in 2026 and 2027.

Overall, South Carolina increased its assistant coaching pool to $8,690,000, a 23.7 percent uptick from the 2024 season.

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