South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier has resigned from his position, blaming himself for his team's recent decline, even calling himself a "recruiting liability". Co-offensive coordinator Shawn Elliot has been named interim head coach.
Before coaching at SC, Spurrier had previously coached the Tampa Bay Bandits of the USFL; Duke and Florida of the NCAA; and the Washington Redskins of the NFL. He is still has the most coaching wins at both South Carolina and Florida. As a player, he won the Heisman Trophy in 1966, when he was Florida's quarterback. In the NFL, he played for nine season with the San Francisco 49ers, mainly as a backup quarterback and punter, and one year for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Known as the "Old Ball Coach", Spurrier is credited with dubbing Florida's home field "The Swamp".
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