All eyes are set on the upcoming clash that is about to take place on December 23, Saturday between the two college football team rivals- Coastal Carolina and San Jose State. However, as the fervent fever goes high surrounding the Hawaii Bowl, Coastal Carolina’s head coach, Tim Beck has found himself in an unexpected spotlight. 

A seemingly harmless shirtless photo of Beck with the school’s dancers made a fleeting appearance on social media. Even though the picture vanished shortly after, the light-hearted gesture took an unexpected turn leaving college football fans wondering about his puzzling social media move.

Football coach’s unfortunate social media post

The tweet appeared on Tim Beck’s profile and had been there for a short span. Although the original picture was swiftly removed, screenshots quickly circulated generating buzz among the college football followers. The much-talked-about picture has been posted on Twitter from the account “no context college football” which received more than 400K views.  

In the picture, Beck is seen shirtless posing in front of the sea with the Coastal Carolina mascot and the cheerleaders. However, within some time the tweet vanished from the football coach’s timeline further prompting the appropriateness of the post. With this, the position of his position within the athletic program of the university has been put into question. 

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As reported by The Spun, the original tweet was made from the official account of Coastal Football and only after 3 hours, it was deleted. The social media misstep surrounding 59-year-old Beck who himself has been a part of Pittsburg State has tarnished his legacy in football.      

Reactions of the fans shifting focus from the game 

Fans of both teams, Coastal Carolina and San Jose State have taken to the comment section to vent their views and emotions about the incident involving the college football head coach and the cheerleaders. The controversy around Tim Beck and the Coastal Carolina Dancers had one fan predict the future claiming “it’s only gonna get worse”. 

Not to reveal behind the scenes before the game has been a point of focus in another comment, “don’t typically post non-game stuff when a game is on. tried holding off but so many ppl requested it”

The ongoing controversy left one fan to claim that college football is a circus, “college football top circus”

Tim Beck and controversy go hand-in-hand is confirmed in the comment, “Tim Beck always finds a way to stay on top. Smh.”

Amidst controversy, one of the fans commented that Beck deserves to be the “College football coach of the year”

Amidst the game fervor before the Hawaii Bowl, as all eyes are fixated on the anticipated matchup between the two rivals the deleted tweet has somehow replaced the enthusiasm for the game. It’s time to find out whether the Coastal Carolina college football team will be able to bring back their reputation by bringing home the title. 

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