Mike Shula

Mike Shula joined the Gamecocks’ staff as an offensive analyst on March 18, 2024 as spring camp opened. He was named senior offensive assistant coach prior to the start of the 2024 fall camp.

Shula, who played quarterback at Alabama and served as the school’s head coach from 2003-06, most recently served as the senior offensive assistant for the Buffalo Bills for the past two seasons.

Other than his four-year stretch as the head coach of the Crimson Tide, Shula has spent his entire coaching career in the NFL. He logged stints with Tampa Bay (1988-90 and 1996-99), Miami (1991-92 and 2000-02), Chicago (1993-95), Jacksonville (2007-10), Carolina (2011-17), the New York Giants (2018-19) and Denver (2020-21) before his two-year stint in Buffalo.

Born in Baltimore, Md., he is the son of the late Don Shula, the NFL’s all-time winningest coach. He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1987 with a degree in labor relations. As the Tide’s starting quarterback, he logged a 24-11-1 mark over three seasons, and was selected in the 12th round of the 1987 draft by Tampa Bay.

He has three grown daughters, Samantha, Brooke and Ryan.