Steve Spurrier to appear on ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ in Ann Arbor

Former South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier will be on the set of ESPN’s “College GameDay” this weekend in Ann Arbor.

Spurrier told the Dan Patrick Show that he’s never been to the Big House where Michigan plays and that appearing on GameDay would be “a new adventure.”

Spurrier said he wasn’t sure whether being a permanent fixture on the popular Saturday morning pregame show would be something he’d want to do fulltime, but he did say he plans on doing something with his idle time.

He said he and his wife, Jerri, would remaining in Columbia, S.C. because Jerri had one class to finish before getting her psychology degree. He said the couple would split their time between there and Crescent Beach, Fla.

Spurrier, who said he spent the time after his resignation press conference Tuesday playing golf, was sad to leave the Gamecocks in the middle of the season but felt it was the right time to walk away.

“If I stayed till the end and I go 4-8, 5-7, what have you, then we’re all fired,” Spurrier said. “This way, a new coach can come in there, give some new spirit, new life and do better than I can, really.

“I’m sad we didn’t do better this year. We thought we had a pretty good team ready to go but for whatever reason it hasn’t worked out. Yeah, I’m relieved a bit because we sort of avoided a lot of negative stuff that would happen if a coach stays and continues losing and so forth. So I hope it’s the best for all concerned.”

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