One of college football’s best and most entertaining coaches is calling a career. According to a report by Thayer Evans of Sports Illustrated, South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier is retiring.
South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier is retiring per source.
— Thayer Evans (@ThayerEvansCR) October 13, 2015
Spurrier took over the Gamecocks in 2005 and turned them into one of the better programs in the SEC over the last decade. Spurrier also coached at Florida – where he won the Heisman Trophy as a player in 1966 – and Duke during his collegiate coaching career, and led the three programs to a combined 228-89-2 record. He also won a national title at Florida in 1996, and was named his conference’s coach of the year nine times, seven times in the SEC and twice in the ACC. This year hasn’t been as great for the Head Ball Coach, as Spurrier’s Gamecocks are 2-4 on the year.
He didn’t just coach in the college ranks, as Spurrier had a few gigs in professional leagues. Most notably, Spurrier spent two years in the NFL with the Washington Redskins, accruing a 12-20 record before resigning at the end of the 2003 campaign. Prior to that, Spurrier coached in the United States Football League from 1983-85 and led the Tampa Bay Bandits to a 35-19 record.
Spurrier’s retirement is reportedly immediate, and the program will announce its interim head coach on Tuesday morning.
According to multiple reports Steve Spurrier is retiring immediately, South Carolina will name their interim head coach tomorrow morning.
— P.J. ZIEGLER (@PJFOX8) October 13, 2015
Here’s to hoping that Spurrier lands on television somewhere, because nothing would be more entertaining than Spurrier with a live microphone.
