Reports: South Carolina expected to hire Texas special assistant Joe DeCamillis as special teams coordinator
Texas Longhorns special assistant to the head coach Joe DeCamillis is reportedly headed to Columbia with the South Carolina Gamecocks expected to tap DeCamillis to replace special teams coordinator Pete Lembo, who is the new head coach of the Buffalo Bulls.
“Yeah, I’d say we’re close to being able to announce something, not quite finalized yet — been busy with that and and busy with recruiting,” said Beamer.
DeCamillis joined Sarkisian’s staff last May as one of three new special assistants to the head coach. A two-time Super Bowl champion with three decades of experience, DeCamillis was an All-American wrestler at Wyoming before into professional football as an administrative assistant for his father-in-law Dan Reeves. After serving as an assistant special teams coach with the Denver Broncos for two seasons, Reeves hired him as the special teams coach for the New York Giants when Reeves took that job in 1993. DeCamilis eventually went on to coach special teams for the Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears, and Los Angeles Rams.
WATCH: Tyrese Hunter wins it for Texas with last-second layup to beat No. 9 Baylor, 75-73
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Longhorns avoided a three-game losing streak at the Moody Center when junior guard Tyrese Hunter streaked down the court for a last-second layup and a 75-73 win over the No. 9 Baylor Bears on Saturday.
The layup by Hunter came after Texas either opted against fouling Baylor up three with less than 15 remaining or was unable to do so before Jalen Bridges hit a three to tie it up, the first field goal for the Bears since 9:10 remaining.
A hustle play by Texas sophomore guard Chendall Weaver helped the Longhorns establish the three-point lead — on a missed jumper by senior forward Dylan Disu, Weaver tapped the ball out to senior guard Max Abmas, forcing Baylor to foul. Abmas hit both free throws to set up the wild finish.
Desperately needing a win, head coach Rodney Terry’s team was able to pull it out against a top-10 opponent to move to 2-3 in Big 12 play, the first of a six-game stretch for the Longhorns against ranked teams.
