Has the Shane Beamer era run its course at South Carolina ? It was a fair question before the Gamecocks' dismal 26-7 home loss to Oklahoma . It is South Carolina's fourth setback in five SEC games -- a colossal bummer for a program that came up a team or two short of a College Football Playoff bid in 2024.

Disappointment remained Saturday afternoon, another anemic showing offensively that's becoming an all-too-familiar script for the Gamecocks under their current regime.

Multiple sources told CBS Sports this week that Beamer to Virginia Tech is more than speculation -- it has legitimacy -- and would strengthen if South Carolina's downturn continued this season. Multiple members of Virginia Tech's search committee "are pushing for Beamer," one source said.

Beamer was

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