Reports: South Carolina to name assistant Shawn Elliott interim coach
South Carolina offenisive line coach and co-offensive coordinator Shawn Elliott will reportedly be Steve Spurrier’s immediate successor.
Elliott will be named South Carolina’s interim coach on Tuesday, per multiple reports (and first reported by Fox Sports). Spurrier, the winningest coach in South Carolina history, informed the team he was retiring on Monday evening and his retirement is effective immediately.
Elliott has been a member of South Carolina’s staff since 2010. He served as the team’s offensive line coach and run game coordinator for two seasons before he was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2012.
He joined the program after working for 13 seasons at Appalachian State. He was the team’s offensive line coach for his final nine seasons.
Spurrier has been at South Carolina for 10+ seasons. He has an overall record of 86-49 and was 44-40 in SEC play. The Gamecocks are 0-4 in the SEC so far in 2015 and play Vanderbilt on Saturday.
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