Shane Beamer he grew up in his coaching career without being confined to a specific position. He trained corners, safeties, linebackers, running backs and tight ends. He coordinated special teams on two SEC programs and served as assistant chief coach at Virginia Tech and Oklahoma.
Now a head coach for the first time, that eagerness to train in practice does not go away, but Beamer has learned a head coach rule from the man he respects most.
“I learned this from my father; You hire great coaches and let them work, ”said Beamer. “I am very lucky in my career to have trained many different positions. I want to jump. I will hire good coaches again. I will not interrupt the exercises. I want to be around and support the whole team and help in different areas. I certainly won’t be one of those guys sitting in a golf cart or standing in the tower for two hours. I am very energetic and active and I will probably be jumping everywhere. “
When it comes time to do his job on Saturdays, Beamer knows he has the final say, but it is about the weekly preparation he plans to have.
“Plays and decisions that are made on Saturdays are really decided during those long days from Sunday to Friday,” said Beamer. “As a head coach, I will be heavily involved. I’m not the most knowledgeable guy in the world, but I like to think that I could make a little contribution from a schematic point of view of attack, defense and special teams.
“On Saturdays, I will not be a guy who is micro-managing and making calls. As the head coach, I have the final say on everything, in terms of how we manage the game. “
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Beamer is a first-year head coach, but his three coordinators are not new to their respective roles. Marcus Satterfield he was offensive coordinator on three programs at UT Martin, UT Chattanooga and Temple. Clayton White he was nominated three times for the Broyles Award in four years as a defensive coordinator for Western Kentucky. Pete Lembo is one of the most experienced coaches of special teams in the country, having recently served as coordinator in Memphis, Rice and Maryland.