HOOVER, Ala. – South Carolina handed Will Muschamp a second chance to lead a Southeastern Conference football program when it hired the former Florida head coach in December.
After rising to national prominence under another former coach of the Gators, the Gamecocks hope the choice can reverse their tumble down the SEC pecking order following three 11-win seasons.
“Coach (Steve) Spurrier and his staff have brought this program to relevance nationally,” Muschamp said as SEC media days wrapped up Thursday, “and that’s what we plan on building on.”
Muschamp was fired in 2014 with a 28-21 overall record and 17-15 SEC mark after four seasons in Gainesville, and he has inherited what he called a “beat-down bunch” that is coming off a 3-9 season that included five losses by seven or fewer points and an embarrassing 23-22 defeat to The Citadel.
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