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2021 Notre Dame opponent parts ways with football coach

Where does this one rank on the tiers of college coaching jobs?

There is a new job opening in the ACC and the only thing particularly surprising about it is the timing, not so much that it happened.

Virginia Tech announced on Tuesday morning that the school and head football coach Justin Fuente had mutually agreed to part ways.  The Hokies started the season with a bang as they upset then-No. 10 North Carolina in their opener, but have struggled to just a 5-5 mark since which has included last-second defeats at the hands of West Virginia, Notre Dame, and Syracuse this season.

Related: Best images from Notre Dame’s stunning 2021 win at Virginia Tech

Fuente and Virginia Tech did just beat Duke 48-17 this past weekend.

Fuente was hired from Memphis and took over for the legendary Frank Beamer in 2016.  In nearly six full seasons at Virginia Tech, Fuente led the Hokies to a 43-31 record that started with a 10-4 record and ACC Championship game appearance that first season, but the Hokies never won ten games again under Fuente again.   With games against Miami and Virginia remaining this fall, Virginia Tech is in serious jeopardy of failing to qualify for a bowl game for a second-straight season.

Defensive line coach J.C. Price will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.  Athletic director Whit Babcock will head a national search to find Fuente’s full-time replacement.

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Twitter reacts: South Carolina hires Shane Beamer as head coach

The South Carolina Gamecocks have hired Shane Beamer as their head coach. Beamer previously coached under Kirby Smart at UGA.

The South Carolina Gamecocks have hired Shane Beamer as their head coach. The Gamecocks recently fired Will Muschamp, who played football for the University of Georgia from 1991-1994.

Shane Beamer is the son of legendary Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer. Shane will look to replicate some of his father’s success with the Gamecocks.

Shane Beamer has a lot of good coaching ties. He coached under Kirby Smart at Georgia as tight ends coach and special teams coordinator from 2016-2018. Beamer then left to become assistant head coach under Lincoln Riley at Oklahoma.

Beamer’s previously had coaching stints under Steve Spurrier at South Carolina, under Phillip Fulmer at Tennessee, and more. Shane Beamer has been around some of the top minds in college football coaching, but he will have a tall task ahead of himself at South Carolina. The Gamecocks are struggling in recruiting and are regularly getting outclassed by Clemson.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to South Carolina’s latest head coaching hire:

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