Head Coach CAROLINA FOOTBALL Steve Spurrier

Gamecocks Head Coach Seventh Year at South Carolina

The Spurrier File Intro Staff Full Name: Stephen Orr Spurrier Players Hometown: Johnson City, Tenn. Review Wife: Jerri Records Children: Lisa, Amy, Steve Jr., Scott History College: Florida (1967) Bowls Info Coaching Experience 2005-11 South Carolina Head Coach 2002-03 Washington Head Coach (NFL) 1990-01 Florida Head Coach 1987-89 Duke Head Coach 1983-85 Tampa Bay Head Coach (USFL) 1980-82 Duke Assistant Coach 1979 Georgia Tech Assistant Coach 1978 Florida Assistant Coach

BOWL EXPERIENCE Steve Spurrier, who has coached a winning streak, something no other coach in lina record for coaching victories after three 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl national championship team, won seven college history has accomplished. He was seasons at the helm. 2010 Papajohns.com Bowl titles, garnered honored as the SEC Coach of the Year by the With a 7-6 record in 2008, Carolina re- nine conference Coach of the Year awards, Associated Press after leading the Game- turned to a New Year’s Day for 2009 Outback Bowl and won over 70 percent of the college cocks to a school-record five straight SEC the first time since the 2001 season. The 2006 Liberty Bowl games in which he has coached, begins wins, their first win ever at Tennessee and Gamecocks followed that up with another 2005 Independence Bowl his seventh season as head coach at the their first win over Florida since the 1930s. 7-6 record in 2009, their sixth consecutive University of South Carolina. Spurrier was It was the eighth time he has been honored non-losing season, the longest stretch in 2001 introduced as Carolina’s 32nd head coach as his league’s Coach of the Year. school history since 1928-34. The 2009 2000 Citrus Bowl on Nov. 23, 2004. He came back with an 8-5 record in season included a win over No. 4 Ole Miss, 1999 Orange Bowl Coach Spurrier has compiled a 186-73- 2006, just the ninth time in school history only the second time in school history that 2 (.716) won-loss record in 21 seasons as that the Gamecocks posted eight or more Carolina has defeated a top-five team. 1998 Citrus Bowl a major college head coach, including a wins in a season. The season was capped His 2010 Gamecock squad posted sev- 44-33 mark (.571) at Carolina. He led the with a victory in the Liberty Bowl over Con- eral milestones en route to a 9-5 season, the 1996 Fiesta Bowl Duke Blue Devils to the 1989 Atlantic Coast ference USA champion Houston. With that biggest of which was the school’s first SEC 1995 Sugar Bowl Conference championship before returning win, Spurrier matched for the Eastern Division title and first appearance 1994 Sugar Bowl to his alma mater, the University of Florida, most wins by a Carolina head coach in his in the SEC Championship. The Gamecocks 1992 Gator Bowl as head coach in 1990. During his 12 sea- first two seasons in Columbia. also defeated the nation’s No. 1 team, Ala- sons with the Gators, Spurrier’s teams won In his third season with the Garnet & bama, for the first time in school history, and seven Southeastern Conference champion- Black, Spurrier’s squad raced out to a 6-1 re- finished the season ranked 22nd in both ma- 1989 All-American Bowl ships, one national title and finished ranked cord and moved as high as No. 6 in the BCS jor national polls. He was named SEC Coach in the nation’s top 10 nine times. His record rankings, before finishing the campaign with of the Year for the seventh time, his ninth at Florida was an amazing 122-27-1 (.817). a 6-6 record. With 21 wins, he set the Caro- overall Coach of the Year honor. Did You Know... Spurrier, who won the 1966 Heisman Trophy Steve Spurrier is one of only four as a quarterback for the Gators, was also Steve Spurrier’s Milestone Wins coaches to record 100 or more wins head coach of the NFL’s Washington Red- as an SEC coach against SEC compe- skins (2002-03). He returned to the college (College Only: 186-73-2) (Overall: 233-114-2) ranks in 2005 after a one-year absence from tition (he also has three wins against No. Date opponent Score No. Date opponent Score the sidelines. SEC teams while coaching at Duke). 1 09/05/87 Colgate 41-6 1 03/06/83 Boston (USFL) 21-17 In his first season at South Carolina, Only (159) has won more Coach Spurrier led the Gamecocks to a 7-5 25 10/06/90 LSU 34-8 25 06/24/84 Birmingham (USFL) 17-16 SEC conference games than Coach record and a second-place finish in the SEC 50 09/11/93 Kentucky 24-20 50 10/07/89 Army 35-29 Spurrier’s 110. Spurrier passed John Eastern Division. In doing so, he posted a 100 11/08/97 Vanderbilt 20-7 100 10/29/94 Georgia 52-14 Vaught (106) and Vince Dooley (105) five-game winning streak, the 15th-consec- 150 08/31/06 Mississippi State 15-0 150 09/11/99 Central Florida 58-27 during the 2010 campaign. utive year in which he has had a five-game 200 10/07/06 Kentucky 24-17

20 2011 South Carolina Football Media Guide CAROLINA FOOTBALL Spurrier’s Coaching Record Year School/ overall league/ Conference postseason/ Final AP Final Coaches’ organization record Conference Record/Finish bowl poll poll Steve Spurrier 1983 Tampa Bay 11-7 USFL 3rd, Central Division n/a n/a 1984 Tampa Bay 14-5 USFL 2nd, Southern Division 1st Round n/a vs. All Opponents Opponent...... Record 1985 Tampa Bay 10-9 USFL 5th, Eastern Conference 1st Round n/a Akron...... 1-0 1987 Duke 5-6 ACC 2-5/7th — — — Alabama...... 7-5 1988 Duke 7-3-1 ACC 3-3-1/6th — — — Arkansas...... 5-4 1989 Duke 8-4 ACC 6-1/1st All-American — — Arkansas State...... 1-0 1990 Florida 9-2 SEC 6-1/1st None 13 13 Army...... 1-0 1991 Florida 10-2 SEC 7-0/1st Sugar 7 8 Auburn...... 10-7 Ball State...... 1-0 1992 Florida 9-4 SEC 6-3/1st in East* Gator 10 11 Central Florida...... 2-0 1993 Florida 11-2 SEC 8-1/1st* Sugar 5 4 Central Michigan...... 1-0 1994 Florida 10-2-1 SEC 8-1/1st* Sugar 7 7 Citadel...... 2-0 1995 Florida 12-1 SEC 9-0/1st* Fiesta 2 3 Clemson...... 4-5 Intro 1996 Florida 12-1 SEC 9-0/1st* Sugar 1 1 Colgate...... 1-0 Staff 1997 Florida 10-2 SEC 6-2/tied 2nd in East Citrus 4 6 Connecticut...... 0-1 Players 1998 Florida 10-2 SEC 7-1/2nd in East Orange 5 6 Florida...... 2-4 Review Florida Atlantic...... 2-0 1999 Florida 9-4 SEC 7-2/1st in East* Citrus 12 14 Records Florida State...... 5-9-1 2000 Florida 10-3 SEC 8-1/1st * Sugar 10 11 History Furman...... 2-0 Bowls 2001 Florida 10-2 SEC 6-2/2nd in East Orange 3 3 Georgia...... 13-5 Info 2002 Washington 7-9 NFL 3rd, NFC East n/a n/a Georgia Southern...... 1-0 2003 Washington 5-11 NFL 3rd, NFC East n/a n/a Georgia Tech...... 3-0 2005 South Carolina 7-5 SEC 5-3/tied 2nd in East Independence — — Houston...... 2-0 2006 South Carolina 8-5 SEC 3-5/5th in East Liberty — — Iowa...... 0-1 Kentucky...... 17-1 2007 South Carolina 6-6 SEC 3-5/tied 4th in East — — — -Monroe...... 2-0 2008 South Carolina 7-6 SEC 4-4/tied 3rd in East Outback — — Louisville...... 1-0 2009 South Carolina 7-6 SEC 3-5/tied 4th in East Papajohns.com — — Louisiana-Lafayette...... 3-0 2010 South Carolina 9-5 SEC 5-3/1st in East* Chick-fil-A 22 22 LSU...... 11-3 *Appeared in SEC Championship Game Marshall...... 1-0 Maryland...... 2-2 COACHING RECORDS overall Record (Pct.) Conference Record^ (Pct.) Years Miami (Fla.)...... 0-1 Overall Record (Pro and College) 233-114-2 (.670) --- 26 years Michigan State...... 0-1 College Record 186-73-2 (.716) 116-46-1 (.715) 21 years Middle Tennessee...... 2-0 Pro Record 47-41-0 (.534) --- 5 years Mississippi State...... 6-2 SEC Record 166-60-1 (.733) 105-37-0 (.739) 18 years Missouri...... 0-1 Florida Record 122-27-1 (.817) 82-12-0 (.872) 12 years Nebraska...... 0-1 Duke Record 20-13-1 (.603) 11-9-1 (.548) 3 years New Mexico State...... 1-0 North Carolina...... 4-0 Carolina Record 44-33-0 (.571) 23-25-0 (.479) 6 years North Carolina State...... 4-1-1 USFL Record# 35-21-0 (.625) --- 3 years Northern Illinois...... 2-0 NFL Record 12-20-0 (.375) --- 2 years Northwestern...... 3-0 #Includes 2 playoff losses; ^Regular season only; 5-3 in SEC Championship Games Notre Dame...... 0-1 Oklahoma State...... 1-0 Carolina Coaching Highs NCAA Coaching Leaders Ole Miss...... 4-0 Penn State...... 1-0 Rutgers...... 0-1 Most Games Most Wins Active Leaders Active Leaders San Jose State...... 1-0 South Carolina...... 10-1 at Carolina at Carolina By Wins By Percentage South Carolina State...... 2-0 Southern Miss...... 4-0 No. Coach Games No. Coach Wins No. Coach Games No.Coach rec. pct. Syracuse...... 1-1 1. 140 1. Rex Enright 64 1. Joe Paterno 401 1. B. Stoops 129-30 .811 Tennessee...... 12-8 2. 96 2. 45 2. Frank Beamer 240 2. G. Patterson 98-28 .777 Texas Tech...... 0-1 3. Jim Carlen 82 3. Steve Spurrier 44 3. Mack Brown 219 3. J. Paterno 401-135-3 .747 Troy...... 2-0 4. Steve Spurrier 77 4. Paul Dietzel 42 Chris Ault 219 4. K. Whittingham 58-20 .744 UAB...... 1-0 5. 71 5. Billy Laval 39 5. Steve Spurrier 186 5. B. Kelly 179-62-2 .741 Vanderbilt...... 16-2 6. 70 Joe Morrison 39 6. Brian Kelly 179 6. M. Richt 96-34 .738 Virginia...... 1-2 7. Joe Morrison 69 7. Lou Holtz 33 7. Dennis Erickson 173 7. B. Petrino 64-24 .727 Wake Forest...... 1-2 8. Brad Scott 56 8. 28 8. Mike Price 169 8. B. Mendenhall 56-21 .727 West Virginia...... 1-0 9. 55 9. 26 9. Larry Blakeney 161 9. S. Spurrier 186-73-2 .716 Western Michigan...... 1-0 10. Warren Giese 50 10. Sparky Woods 24 10. H. Schnell’berger 157 10. P. Johnson 133-52 .718 Wofford...... 2-0 50 TOTALS...... 186-73-2

21 gamecocksonline.com Spurrier’s Career Highlights CAROLINA FOOTBALL u Recipient of the 1966 Heisman Trophy. second best in the nation over his 12 seasons (1990-2001). UF’s average poll ranking of 6.5 in the decade of the 1990s Steve Spurrier’s u Two-time All-American at the University of Florida. was second best in the nation. Coaching Career u Inducted into the National Football Foundation and Col- u He achieved 100 career victories at Florida in a faster time lege Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1986. period (10th season, eighth game) than any major college Award Winners coach at a school in the 20th century. u Became the first person to have both won a Heisman Tro- Heisman Trophy Winners: 1 phy and to have coached a Heisman Trophy winner (Danny u One of only five major college coaches in history and only Players in the Heisman Balloting: 4 Wuerffel). the second in SEC history to lead a school to 100 wins during National Player of the Year: 3 a decade (102-22-1 at UF from 1990-99). National Offensive Player of the Year Candidates: 6 National Defensive Player of the Year u One of only three coaches in major college history and the Candidates: 8 only one in SEC history to lead a school to an appearance in National Freshman of the Year: 1 the weekly polls for a period of 200 consecutive weeks. ACC/SEC Player of the Year: 7 Intro SEC Defensive Player of the Year: 2 u He and the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant are the only Biletnikoff Award Candidates: 10 Staff coaches in SEC history to win as many as four straight league Players Lombardi Award Candidates: 7 championships. (1993-96). Jacobs Blocking Trophy Winners: 6 Review u The only coach in SEC history to win eight conference O’Brien Award Candidates: 6 Records games in a season four straight years (1993-96). Butkus Award Candidates: 6 History Unitas Award Candidates: 4 Bowls u His 73 league wins in the 1990s represented the most SEC Groza Award Candidates: 4 Info wins during a decade in conference history. Groza Award Winners: 1 Thorpe Award Candidates: 3 u The only coach in SEC history to lead a school to nine Outland Trophy Candidates: 2 consecutive January bowl game appearances. Academic All-Americans: 10 All-Conference Selections: 137 u His six outright SEC titles (‘91, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, 2000) SEC All-Freshman Team: 54 ranks as the second-best total in SEC history, trailing only SEC Player of the Week: 94 u In 2006, he was one of the first four inductees into the Bear Bryant’s 11. Gator Ring of Honor alongside Danny Wuerffel, Emmitt Smith Players Drafted and Jack Youngblood. u Under his leadership, the Gator offense became the only unit in modern collegiate history (since the NCAA started QB: Anthony Dilweg, Rex Grossman, Jesse u In 2011, he was one of three Heisman Trophy winners at keeping stats in 1937) to score at least 500 points (includ- Palmer, Steve Slayden, Danny Weurffel Florida to have a statue erected in his honor. ing bowl games) for four straight years (1993-96). Yale also RB: Cory Boyd, Terry Jackson, Errict Rhett, achieved that distinction from 1886-89 and Michigan from Fred Taylor u Compiled a 122-27-1 record at Florida from 1990-2001, 1901-04. WR: Reidel Anthony, Jabar Gaffney, the most wins for a Gator coach in school history and a win- Jacquez Green, Ike Hilliard, Clarkston ning percentage (.817) that ranked among the top three in SEC u Led Florida to seven appearances in the SEC Champion- Hines, Darrell Jackson, Kenny history. ship Game (1992-96, 1999-2000), with five victories (1993- McKinley, Sidney Rice, Travis Taylor 1996, 2000). TE: Jared Cook, Erron Kinney OL: Lomas Brown, Cooper Carlisle, Mo u His 122 victories at Florida from 1990-2001 rank as the Collins, Reggie Green, Jamon best win total for a coach in his first 12 years at a school in u Prior to his arrival in 1990, Florida had never won more Meredith, Jason Odom, Mike Pearson, major college history. than nine games in a season. In 12 seasons at the helm he Zach Piller, Chris Port, Tony Rowell, lead the Gators to nine seasons of 10 or more wins. Kenyatta Walker u Coached Florida to two National Championship Game ap- DL: Trace Armstrong, Kevin Carter, Clifton pearances (1995 and 1996), claiming the 1996 national title. u Has been selected as a finalist for the Paul “Bear” Bry- Geathers, Ellis Johnson, Cliff ant National Coach of the Year Award four times (1990, 1991, Matthews, Reggie McGrew u The only coach in SEC history and one of only two coaches 1995, 1996). LB: Jasper Brinkley, Jevon Kearse, Godfrey in major college history to lead a squad to six straight seasons Myles, Eric Norwood, Mike Peterson of 10 or more wins (1993-1998). u In his 21 years as a collegiate head coach he led his squad DB: Fred Bennett, Chris Culliver, to the best record in the conference standings eight times Johnathan Joseph, Captain Mun u His Gator teams appeared in the weekly polls 202 of a pos- (Duke in 1989 and Florida in 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 nerlyn, Lito Sheppard, Ko Simpson sible 203 weeks, including each of his last 202 consecutive 1996 and 2000). PK: Ryan Succop weeks. From 1990-2001, the Gators were ranked number one in the polls 29 times, appeared in the top five for 117 weeks u Won his 100th game at Florida in 1999 in just his 120th By The Numbers and among the nation’s top 10 for 179 weeks. overall game (100-19-1 record), a total that ranked among the six fewest games to reach that level at a major college school in National Championships: 1 u The only coach in SEC history and one of only three the 20th century. SEC Championships: 7 coaches in major college history to lead a school to 12 con- Final Top 5 Ranking: 6 secutive seasons (1990-2001) of nine or more wins. u Has been named his conference’s Coach of the Year nine Final Top 10 Ranking: 9 times (1988 and 1989 in the ACC with Duke, in 1990, 1991, First Team All-Americans: 23 u One of only five coaches in major college history to have 1994, 1995 and 1996 in the SEC with Florida and in 2005 and Total All-Americans: 85 his team ranked in the final Top 15 Poll in each of 12 consecu- 2010 at South Carolina). Academic All-Americans: 7 tive seasons (1990-2001). National Football Foundation u Has led teams to 17 bowl games, including each of his Scholar-Athlete Award Winners: 3 u His UF squads finished in the Top 10 of the polls nine last 11 years (1991-2001) at Florida and in 16 of his last 17 NCAA Post-Graduate times and six times in the final top five, totals that both ranked seasons overall. Of his 17 bowl teams, 11 played in January. Scholarship Recipients: 3

22 2011 South Carolina Football Media Guide CAROLINA FOOTBALL Spurrier’s Career Timeline 1965: Named first-team All-American at Florida. Steve Spurrier’s 1966: Named winner of Heisman Memorial Trophy and SEC Player of the Year; Steve Spurrier Playing Career repeats as first-team All-American. Most Outstanding Player in 1966 Sugar Bowl. 1967: Selected in the first round, third overall, by San Francisco in the NFL draft. He Versus the SEC played for San Francisco from 1967-75 and for Tampa Bay in 1976. University of Florida Opponent...... Record 1978: Named quarterbacks coach at University of Florida. Alabama...... 7-5 Quarterback 1964-66 1979: Named quarterbacks coach at Georgia Tech. Arkansas...... 5-4 1980: Named assistant coach at Duke. Auburn...... 10-7 Nov. 22, 1982: Named coach of the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Foot- Florida...... 2-4 ball League. He compiles 35-19 record in three seasons. Georgia...... 13-5 1987: Named head coach at Duke. Kentucky...... 17-1 Nov. 18, 1989: Shut out North Carolina to clinch the ACC Championship. LSU...... 11-3 • Steve Spurrier was a two-time All- Sept. 8, 1990: Coach Spurrier won first game as coach at Florida, 50-7, against Mississippi State...... 6-2 America selection, won the 1966 Heis- Oklahoma State. Ole Miss...... 4-0 man Trophy and was tabbed as the 1966 Dec. 5, 1992: The Gators participated in the first SEC Championship game, losing South Carolina...... 10-1 Intro SEC Player of the Year. 28-21 to Alabama. Tennessee...... 12-8 Staff Dec. 31, 1992: Florida won its first bowl game under Coach Spurrier, a 27-10 Vanderbilt...... 16-2 Players • During his three-year playing career, victory against North Carolina State in the Gator Bowl. TOTAL...... 113-42 Review he broke every single-game, single- Dec. 4, 1993: Florida gained revenge against Alabama, beating the Crimson Tide Records season and career record in passing 28-13 in the second SEC Championship game. Bowl Games History and total offense and broke all league Sept. 3, 1994: Coach Spurrier’s Gators took to the field for the first time as the Bowl opponent result Bowls passing records. nation’s No. 1-ranked team. They beat New Mexico State, 70-21. 1989 All-American Texas Tech L 21-49 Info Dec. 2, 1995: Coach Spurrier capped his first undefeated regular season (12-0) at • Became the first player in the history 1992 Sugar Notre Dame L 28-39 Florida with a 34-3 victory against Arkansas in the SEC Championship game. 1992 Gator NC State W 27-10 of the Sugar Bowl to earn MVP honors Jan. 2, 1997: Florida routed Florida State 52-20 in the Sugar Bowl to win the 1994 Sugar West Virginia W 41-7 despite playing for the team that did not national championship and complete the team’s second-consecutive 12-1 season. 1995 Sugar Florida State L 17-23 win the game after breaking six game Oct. 30, 1999: Coach Spurrier won his 100th game at Florida, a 30-14 victory 1996 Fiesta Nebraska L 24-62 records in the Gators’ 20-18 loss to against Georgia. He is the only coach in the century to win 100 games in his first 10 1997 Sugar Florida State W 52-20 Missouri. 1998 Citrus Penn State W 21-6 years at a school. 1999 Orange Syracuse W 31-10 • First-round draft pick of the San Oct. 8, 2001: Florida gained the No. 1 ranking for one week — the last time a 2000 Citrus Michigan St. L 34-37 Francisco 49ers. Spurrier played 10 Spurrier-coached team was ranked No. 1. 2001 Sugar Miami L 27-37 years of pro football with the 49ers and Jan. 2, 2002: Coach Spurrier coached his final game at Florida – a 56-23 win over 2002 Orange Maryland W 56-23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He set a 49ers Maryland in the Orange Bowl. 2005 Independence Missouri L 31-38 team record with five touchdown passes Jan. 4, 2002: Coach Spurrier resigned as Florida coach. 2006 Liberty Houston W 44-36 2009 Outback Iowa L 10-31 vs. the Chicago Bears. Jan. 14, 2002: Coach Spurrier signed a five-year contract to coach the Washington Redskins. 2010 Papajohns.com UConn L 7-20 2010 Chick-fil-A Florida State L 17-26 • Inducted into the National Football : Coach Spurrier made his Redskins coaching debut in a 38-7 pre- Aug. 3, 2002 Record in Bowl Games 7-10 Foundation and Hall season victory against San Francisco in the 2002 American Bowl in Osaka, Japan. of Fame in 1986. Sept. 8, 2002: Coach Spurrier won his regular-season debut with Washington, defeating Arizona, 31-23. • Finished ninth in the Heisman Trophy Dec. 29, 2002: The Redskins defeated Dallas 20-14 in their season finale. The team finishes 7-9 in his first season. balloting in 1965. Sept. 28, 2003: The Redskins beat New England 20-17 to improve to 3-1. They were the last team to beat the Patriots before New England’s 21-game unbeaten streak, which spanned parts of two seasons and included a Super Bowl win. Spurrier’s Career Passing Statistics Nov. 23, 2004: Coach Spurrier was introduced as the 32nd head coach of the South Carolina program. April 16, 2005: Almost 40,000 fans attended the Garnet and Black Spring Game, ushering in Coach Spurrier at Carolina. Year Comp. att. int. Yards pct. TD 1964 65 114 10 943 .570 6 Sept. 1, 2005: ESPN GameDay was on hand for the first game of the Steve Spurrier Era at South Carolina. The Gamecocks defeat 1965 148 287 13 1,893 .516 14 UCF by a 24-15 score. 1966 179 291 8 2,012 .615 16 Oct. 29, 2005: The Gamecocks invaded Knoxville and left Tennessee with a 16-15 win over the Volunteers, the first USC win Total 392 692 31 4,848 .566 36 ever in Knoxville. Nov. 12, 2005: In his first contest ever against his alma mater, Steve Spurrier led Carolina to a 30-22 upset win over the 12th- ranked Florida Gators. It was Carolina’s first victory over Florida since the 1930s. Dec. 29, 2006: The Gamecocks defeated Houston 44-36 to win the 2006 Liberty Bowl and gave Coach Spurrier his first bowl victory at Carolina. He was the first coach to take his team to a bowl game in each of his first two seasons at the University. Sept. 24, 2009: South Carolina defeated fourth-ranked Ole Miss, 16-10, just the second win in school history over a top-5 ranked opponent and the first ever at Williams-Brice Stadium. Jan. 2, 2010: Spurrier became the first coach in South Carolina history to lead his team to four bowl appearances. Oct. 9, 2010: Gamecocks defeat top-ranked Alabama, 35-21, notching the school’s first win over the nation’s No. 1 team. Nov. 24, 2010: Gamecocks defeat Florida for the first time at “The Swamp,” earning their first SEC Eastern Division title in history.

23 gamecocksonline.com Spurrier Year-by-Year CAROLINA FOOTBALL 10/24 Louisville (20/-) W 31-17 10/18 at Auburn (7/6) W 24-10 11/19 Clemson (19/-) L 9-13 10/31 vs Georgia (20/7) W 26-24 11/01 vs Georgia (6/14) L 17-37 12/30 vs Missouri L 31-38 Duke 11/07 Southern Miss (14/-) W 24-20 11/08 Vanderbilt (13/-) W 20-7 (Independence Bowl) 11/14 South Carolina (11/-) W 14-9 11/15 at South Carolina (12/-) W 48-21 1987–1989 11/21 at Vanderbilt (9/-) W 41-21 11/22 Florida State (10/2) W 32-29 2006 (8-5, 3-5 SEC) 11/28 at Florida State (6/3) L 24-45 01/01 vs Penn State (6/11) W 21-6 08/31 at Mississippi State W 15-0 12/05 vs Alabama (12/2) L 21-28 (Citrus Bowl) 09/09 Georgia (-/12) L 0-18 1987 (5-6, 2-5 ACC) (SEC Championship Game) 09/05 Colgate W 41-6 09/16 Wofford W 27-20 12/31 vs N.C. State (14/12) W 27-10 (10-2 Overall, 7-1 SEC) 09/23 Florida Atlantic W 45-6 09/12 Northwestern W 31-16 (Gator Bowl) 1998 09/19 Vanderbilt W 35-31 09/05 The Citadel (3/-) W 49-10 09/28 Auburn (-/2) L 17-24 09/26 at Virginia L 17-42 09/12 NE Louisiana (3/-) W 42-10 10/07 at Kentucky W 24-17 10/03 at Rutgers L 0-7 1993 (11-2, 7-1 SEC) 09/19 at Tennessee (2/6) L OT 17-20 10/21 at Vanderbilt W 31-13 10/17 at Clemson (-/7) L 10-17 SEC Champions 09/26 Kentucky (8/25) W 51-35 10/28 Tennessee (-/8) L 24-31 10/24 at Maryland L 22-23 09/04 Arkansas State (8/-) W 44-6 10/03 at Alabama (8/-) W 16-10 11/04 Arkansas (-/12) L 20-26 10/31 Georgia Tech W 48-14 09/11 at Kentucky (7/-) W 24-20 10/10 LSU (6/11) W 22-10 11/11 at Florida (-/6) L 16-17 11/07 at Wake Forest L 27-30 09/18 Tennessee (9/5) W 41-34 10/17 Auburn (5/-) W 24-3 11/18 Middle Tennessee W 52-7 11/14 North Carolina State L 45-47 10/02 Mississippi St. (5/-) W 38-24 10/31 vs Georgia (5/11) W 38-7 11/25 at Clemson (-/24) W 31-28 11/21 at North Carolina W 25-10 10/09 at LSU (5/-) W 58-3 11/07 at Vanderbilt (5/-) W 45-13 12/29 Houston W 44-36 10/16 at Auburn (4/19) L 35-38 11/14 South Carolina (4/-) W 33-14 (Liberty Bowl) 11/21 at Florida State (4/5) L 12-23 1988 (7-3-1, 3-3-1 ACC) 10/30 vs Georgia (10/-) W 33-26 Intro 11/06 SW Louisiana (9/-) W 61-14 01/02 vs Syracuse (7/18) W 31-10 2007 (6-6, 3-5 SEC) 09/03 at Northwestern W 31-21 11/13 at South Carolina (8/-) W 37-26 (Orange Bowl) 09/10 at Tennessee W 31-26 09/01 Louisiana-Lafayette W 28-14 Staff 11/20 Vanderbilt (8/-) W 52-0 09/08 at Georgia (-/11) W 16-12 09/17 The Citadel W 41-17 11/27 Florida State (7/1) L 21-33 Players 09/24 Virginia W 38-34 1999 (9-4, 7-1 SEC) 09/15 S. Carolina State (17/-) W 38-3 12/04 vs Alabama (9/17) W 28-13 09/04 Western Michigan (4/-) W 55-26 09/22 at LSU (12/2) L 16-28 Review 10/01 at Vanderbilt W 17-15 (SEC Championship Game) 10/15 at Clemson (-/11) L 17-49 09/11 Central Florida (4/-) W 58-27 09/29 Mississippi State (16/-) W 38-21 Records 01/01 West Virginia (8/3) W 41-7 09/18 Tennessee (4/2) W 23-21 10/04 Kentucky (11/8) W 38-23 10/22 Maryland L 24-34 (Sugar Bowl) History 10/29 at Georgia Tech W 31-21 09/25 at Kentucky (3/-) W 38-10 10/13 at North Carolina (7/-) W 21-15 11/05 Wake Forest L 16-35 10/02 Alabama (3/21) L OT 39-40 10/20 Vanderbilt (6/-) L 6-17 Bowls 11/12 at North Carolina State T 43-43 1994 (10-2-1, 7-1 SEC) 10/09 at LSU (8/-) W 31-10 10/27 at Tennessee (15/-) OT L 24-27 Info 11/19 North Carolina W 35-29 SEC Champions 10/16 at Auburn (7/-) W 32-14 11/03 at Arkansas (23/-) L 36-48 09/03 New Mexico State (1/-) W 70-21 10/30 vs Georgia (5/10) W 30-14 11/10 Florida (-/17) L 31-51 11/06 Vanderbilt (5/-) W 13-6 11/24 Clemson (-/22) L 21-23 (8-4, 6-1 ACC) 09/10 Kentucky (2/-) W 73-7 1989 09/17 at Tennessee (1/15) W 31-0 11/13 at South Carolina (4/-) W 20-3 ACC Champions 10/01 at Ole Miss (1/-) W 38-14 11/18 Florida State (3/1) L 23-30 2008 (7-6, 4-4 SEC) 09/02 at South Carolina L 21-27 10/08 LSU (1/-) W 42-18 12/04 vs Alabama (5/7) L 7-34 08/28 NC State W 34-0 09/09 Northwestern W 41-31 10/15 Auburn (1/6) L 33-36 (SEC Championship Game) 09/04 at Vanderbilt (24/-) L 17-24 09/16 at Tennessee (-/17) L 6-28 10/29 Georgia (5/-) W 52-14 01/01 vs Michigan St. (10/9) L 34-37 09/13 Georgia (-/2) L 7-14 09/23 at Virginia L 28-49 11/05 Southern Miss (4/-) W 55-17 (Citrus Bowl) 09/20 Wofford W 23-13 09/30 Clemson (-/7) W 21-17 11/12 South Carolina (4/-) W 48-17 09/27 UAB W 26-13 10/07 Army W 35-29 11/19 at Vanderbilt (3/-) W 24-7 10/04 at Ole Miss W 31-24 10/21 at Maryland W 46-25 2000 (10-3, 7-1 SEC) 11/26 at Florida State (4/7) T 31-31 SEC Champions 10/11 at Kentucky W 24-17 10/28 Georgia Tech W 30-19 12/03 vs Alabama (6/3) W 24-23 10/18 LSU (-/13) L 17-24 11/04 at Wake Forest W 52-35 09/02 Ball State (9/-) W 40-19 (SEC Championship Game) 09/09 Middle Tennessee (8/-) W 55-0 11/01 Tennessee W 27-6 11/11 North Carolina State W 35-26 01/01 vs Florida State (5/7) L 17-23 11/08 Arkansas W 34-21 11/18 at North Carolina W 41-0 09/16 at Tennessee (6/11) W 27-23 (Sugar Bowl) 09/23 Kentucky (3/-) W 59-31 11/15 at Florida (24/3) L 6-56 12/28 vs Texas Tech (20/24) L 21-49 11/29 at Clemson L 14-31 (All-American Bowl) 09/30 at Mississippi St. (3/-) L 35-47 1995 (12-1, 8-0 SEC) 10/07 LSU (12/-) W 41-9 01/01 vs Iowa L 10-31 SEC Champions 10/14 Auburn (10/19) W 38-7 (Outback Bowl) 09/02 Houston (5/-) W 45-21 10/28 vs Georgia (8/13) W 34-23 Florida 09/09 at Kentucky (5/-) W 42-7 11/04 at Vanderbilt (6/-) W 43-20 2009 (7-5, 3-5 SEC) 09/16 Tennessee (4/8) W 62-37 11/11 South Carolina (5/21) W 41-21 09/03 at NC State W 7-3 1990–2001 09/30 Ole Miss (3/-) W 28-10 11/18 at Florida State (4/3) L 7-30 09/12 at Georgia (-/21) L 37-41 10/07 at LSU (3/21) W 28-10 12/02 vs Auburn (7/18) W 28-6 09/19 Florida Atlantic W 38-16 10/14 at Auburn (3/7) W 49-38 (SEC Championship Game) 09/24 Ole Miss (-/4) W 16-10 1990 (9-2, 6-1 SEC) 10/28 at Georgia (3/-) W 52-17 01/02 vs Miami (FL) (7/2) L 27-37 10/03 South Carolina State W 38-14 09/08 Oklahoma State W 50- 7 11/04 Northern Illinois (3/-) W 58-20 (Sugar Bowl) 10/10 Kentucky (25/-) W 28-26 09/15 at Alabama (24/-) W 17-13 11/11 at South Carolina (3/-) W 63-7 10/17 at Alabama (22/2) L 6-20 09/22 Furman (19/-) W 27-3 11/18 Vanderbilt (3/-) W 38-7 10/24 Vanderbilt (23/-) W 14-10 09/29 Mississippi State (17/-) W 34-21 2001 (10-2, 6-2 SEC) 11/25 Florida State (3/6) W 35-24 09/01 Marshall (1/-) W 49-14 10/31 at Tennessee (21/-) L 13-31 10/06 LSU (10/-) W 34-8 12/02 vs Arkansas (2/24) W 34-3 11/07 at Arkansas L 16-33 10/13 at Tennessee (9/5) L 3-45 09/08 Louisiana-Monroe (2/-) W 55-6 (SEC Championship Game) 09/22 at Kentucky (2/-) W 44-10 11/14 Florida (-/1) L 14-24 10/20 Akron (17/-) W 59-0 01/02 vs Nebraska (2/1) L 24-62 11/28 Clemson (-/15) W 34-17 11/03 Auburn (15/4) W 48-7 09/29 Mississippi St. (2/21) W 52-0 (Fiesta Bowl) 10/06 at LSU (2/18) W 44-15 01/02 Connecticut L 7-20 11/10 vs Georgia (10/-) W 38-7 (Papajohns.com Bowl) 11/17 at Kentucky (6/-) W 47-15 10/13 at Auburn (1/-) L 20-23 12/01 at Florida State (6/8) L 30-45 1996 (12-1, 8-0 SEC) 10/27 vs Georgia (6/15) W 24-10 National/SEC Champions 11/03 Vanderbilt (4/-) W 71-13 2010 (9-5, 5-3 SEC) 08/31 SW Louisiana (4/-) W 55-21 11/10 at South Carolina (4/14) W 54-17 09/02 Southern Miss W 41-14 1991 (10-2, 7-0 SEC) 09/07 Georgia Southern (4/-) W 62-14 11/17 Florida State (4/20) W 37-13 09/11 Georgia (24/22) W 17-6 SEC Champions 09/21 at Tennessee (4/2) W 35-29 12/01 Tennessee (2/5) L 32-34 09/18 Furman (13/-) W 38-19 09/07 San Jose State (6/-) W 59-21 09/28 Kentucky (1/-) W 65-0 01/02 vs Maryland (5/6) W 56-23 09/25 at Auburn (12/17) L 27-35 09/14 Alabama (6/17) W 35-0 10/05 at Arkansas (1/-) W 42-7 (Orange Bowl) 10/09 Alabama (20/1) W 35-21 09/21 at Syracuse (5/17) L 21-38 10/12 LSU (1/12) W 56-13 10/16 at Kentucky (10/-) L 28-31 09/28 vs Miss. St. (14/21) W 29-7 10/19 Auburn (1/16) W 51-10 10/23 at Vanderbilt (19/-) W 21-7 10/05 at LSU (13/-) W 16-0 11/02 vs Georgia (1/-) W 47-7 10/30 Tennessee (17/-) W 38-24 10/12 Tennessee (10/4) W 35-18 11/09 at Vanderbilt (1/-) W 28-21 Carolina 11/06 Arkansas (18/17) L 20-41 10/19 Northern Illinois (6/-) W 41-10 11/16 South Carolina (1/-) W 52-25 11/13 at Florida (22/24) W 36-14 11/02 at Auburn (6/-) W 31-10 11/30 at Florida State (1/2) L 21-24 2005–2010 11/20 Troy (17/-) W 69-24 11/09 vs Georgia (6/23) W 45-13 12/07 vs Alabama (4/11) W 45-30 11/27 at Clemson (18/-) W 29-7 11/16 Kentucky (5/-) W 35-26 (SEC Championship Game) 2005 (7-5, 5-3 SEC) 12/04 vs Auburn (18/2) L 17-56 11/30 Florida State (5/3) W 14-9 01/02 vs Florida State (3/1) W 52-20 09/01 UCF W 24-15 (SEC Championship Game) 01/01 vs Notre Dame (3/18) L 28-39 (Sugar Bowl) 09/10 at Georgia (-/9) L 15-17 12/31 vs Florida State (19/23) L 17-26 (Sugar Bowl) 09/17 Alabama L 14-37 (Chick-fil-A Bowl) 1997 (10-2, 6-2 SEC) 09/24 Troy W 45-20 1992 (9-4, 6-2 SEC) 08/30 Southern Miss (2/-) W 21-6 10/01 at Auburn L 7-48 09/12 Kentucky (4/-) W 35-19 09/06 Central Michigan (2/-) W 82-6 10/08 Kentucky W 44-16 09/19 at Tennessee (4/14) L 31-14 09/20 Tennessee (3/4) W 33-20 10/22 Vanderbilt W 35-28 10/01 at Miss. State (13/24) L 6-30 09/27 at Kentucky (1/-) W 55-28 10/29 at Tennessee (-/23) W 16-15 10/10 LSU (23/-) W 28-21 10/04 Arkansas (1/-) W 56-7 11/05 at Arkansas W 14-10 10/17 Auburn (23/-) W 24-9 10/11 at LSU (1/14) L 21-28 11/12 Florida (-12) W 30-22 24 2011 South Carolina Football Media Guide CAROLINA FOOTBALL Carolina Superlatives Under Spurrier MOST POINTS FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED MOST YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE 1. 69 vs Troy...... 11/20/10 1. 34 vs Tennessee...... 11/01/08 1. 545 vs Middle Tennessee...... 11/18/06 2. 52 vs Middle Tennessee...... 11/18/06 2. 35 at Florida...... 11/13/10 2. 516 vs Florida Atlantic...... 09/19/09 3. 45 vs Troy...... 09/24/05 3. 36 vs Alabama...... 10/09/10 3. 512 vs Houston...... 12/29/06 45 vs Florida Atlantic...... 09/23/06 4. 41 vs Vanderbilt...... 10/22/05 4. 501 at Tennessee...... 10/27/07 5. 44 vs Kentucky...... 10/08/05 5. 48 vs Clemson...... 11/28/09 5. 492 vs Florida Atlantic...... 09/23/06 44 vs Houston...... 12/29/06 492 at Clemson...... 11/25/06 MOST PASSES ATTEMPTED FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED 1. 53 at Georgia...... 09/12/09 FEWEST TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED 1. 0 at Mississippi State...... 08/31/06 2. 51 at Arkansas...... 11/03/07 1. 133 at NC State...... 09/03/09 0 vs NC State...... 08/28/08 3. 50 at Tennessee...... 10/27/07 2. 138 vs NC State...... 08/28/08 3. 3 South Carolina State...... 09/15/07 50 vs Iowa...... 01/01/09 3. 161 at Mississippi State...... 08/31/06 3 at NC State...... 09/03/09 50 at Tennessee...... 10/31/09 4. 200 vs Middle Tennessee...... 11/18/06 5. 6 vs Florida Atlantic...... 09/23/06 5. 207 vs UAB...... 09/27/08 Intro 6 vs Tennessee...... 11/01/08 MOST PASSES COMPLETED 207 vs Tennessee...... 11/01/08 Staff 6 vs Georgia...... 09/11/10 1. 34 at Tennessee...... 10/27/07 Players 2. 31 at Georgia...... 09/12/09 PUNTING AVERAGE (MIN. OF 3 PUNTS) Review Records MOST FIRST DOWNS 31 at Vanderbilt...... 10/23/10 1. 50.0 vs Georgia...... 09/11/10 History 1. 31 at Tennessee...... 10/27/07 4. 27 at Arkansas...... 11/03/07 50.0 vs Auburn...... 12/04/10 Bowls 2. 30 vs Wofford...... 09/20/08 5. 26 vs Florida...... 11/10/07 3. 48.7 at Mississippi State...... 08/31/06 Info 3. 29 at Arkansas...... 11/03/07 26 vs Iowa...... 01/01/09 4. 48.0 at Auburn...... 09/25/10 4. 28 at Clemson...... 11/25/06 5. 46.0 vs Florida Atlantic...... 09/23/06 5. 27 vs Louisiana/Lafayette...... 09/01/07 FEWEST PASSES ATTEMPTED, OPPONENTS 1. 11 vs Wofford...... 09/16/06 MOST TIME OF POSSESSION FEWEST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED 11 at Arkansas...... 11/03/07 1. 40:46 at Florida...... 11/13/10 1. 10 vs NC State...... 08/28/08 3. 13 at Vanderbilt...... 09/04/08 2. 37:21 at Vanderbilt...... 10/23/10 2. 11 at Mississippi State...... 08/31/06 13 vs Wofford...... 09/20/08 3. 36:31 vs Clemson...... 11/28/09 11 vs Tennessee...... 11/01/08 5. 16 vs Vanderbilt...... 10/20/07 4. 36:25 at Tennessee...... 10/27/07 11 at NC State...... 09/03/09 5. 35:15 vs Georgia...... 09/11/10 11 vs Georgia...... 09/11/10 FEWEST PASSES COMPLETED, OPPONENTS 11 at Vanderbilt...... 10/23/10 1. 5 vs Wofford...... 09/16/06 LONGEST SCORING DRIVE: BY YARDS 11 at Florida...... 11/13/10 5 vs NC State...... 08/28/08 1. 99 vs Arkansas...... 11/04/06 3. 6 vs Middle Tennessee...... 11/18/06 99 vs Vanderbilt...... 10/24/09 MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS 4. 8 Several times, last: 3. 97 vs Troy...... 09/24/05 1. 58 vs Clemson...... 11/28/09 vs Ole Miss...... 09/24/09 4. 96 at Clemson...... 11/25/06 2. 54 at Florida...... 11/13/10 5. 95 vs Tennessee...... 10/28/06 3. 52 vs Georgia...... 09/11/10 MOST PASSING YARDS 95 at Ole Miss...... 10/04/08 4. 45 vs UAB...... 09/27/08 1. 391 vs Middle Tennessee...... 11/18/06 7. 93 vs Auburn...... 09/28/06 45 at Vanderbilt...... 10/23/10 2. 382 at Kentucky...... 10/16/10 93 at Vanderbilt...... 10/23/10 3. 364 at Arkansas...... 11/03/07 9. 92 vs Southern Miss...... 09/02/10 FEWEST RUSHING ATTEMPTS, OPPONENTS 4. 355 at Vanderbilt...... 10/23/10 92 vs Tennessee...... 10/30/10 1. 20 at Florida...... 11/13/10 5. 330 vs UCF...... 09/01/05 92 vs Florida State...... 12/31/10 2. 22 at Kentucky...... 10/11/08 330 at Tennessee...... 10/27/07 3. 23 vs Tennessee...... 10/28/06 LONGEST SCORING DRIVE: BY TIME 4. 25 vs UAB...... 09/27/08 FEWEST PASSING YARDS ALLOWED 1. 9:02 vs Troy...... 11/20/10 5. 26 vs Georgia...... 09/11/10 1. 49 vs NC State...... 08/28/08 2. 8:02 vs Georgia...... 09/11/10 2. 63 vs Louisiana/Lafayette...... 09/01/07 3. 7:55 vs Alabama...... 10/09/10 MOST RUSHING YARDS 3. 67 vs Wofford...... 09/16/06 4. 7:38 vs Wofford...... 09/20/08 1. 287 vs Florida Atlantic...... 09/19/09 4. 68 vs South Carolina State...... 09/15/07 5. 7:07 vs Georgia...... 09/11/10 2. 239 at Florida...... 11/13/10 5. 70 at LSU...... 09/22/07 3. 224 vs Southern Miss...... 09/02/10 LONGEST SCORING DRIVE: BY PLAYS 4. 223 vs South Carolina State...... 09/15/07 1. 18 vs Wofford...... 09/20/08 223 vs Clemson...... 11/28/09 2. 16 vs Georgia...... 09/11/10 3. 15 vs Auburn...... 09/28/06 15 vs Alabama...... 10/09/10 15 vs Troy...... 11/18/10

25 gamecocksonline.com Assistant Coaches CAROLINA FOOTBALL John Butler

Gamecocks Special Teams Coordinator SOUTH CAROLINA First Year at South Carolina

The Butler File Intro Staff Full Name: John Butler Players Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa. Review Wife: Carmen Records Children: Manny History College: Catholic University (1995) Bowls Info Coaching Experience 2011 South Carolina Assistant Coach 2007-10 Minnesota Assistant Coach 2003-06 Harvard Assistant Coach 2001-02 SW Texas State Assistant Coach 1999-00 Midwestern St. Assistant Coach 1997-98 Texas Graduate Assistant 1995-96 Catholic Univ. Assistant Coach

BOWL EXPERIENCE The newest addition to the Carolina Butler helped then-freshman Troy Born in Philadelphia, the 1995 2009 Insight Bowl coaching staff, John Butler was named Stoudermire rank second in the Big Ten graduate of Division III Catholic Uni- 2008 Insight Bowl special teams coordinator on February and 26th nationally in 2008 with a 25.8- versity broke into the coaching ranks 1999 Cotton Bowl 23, 2011. He will also help Ellis Johnson yard kick return average and coached as the secondary coach after his senior by assisting with the linebackers. second-team All-Big Ten punter Justin year of playing before taking over as the Butler, who had been hired two Kucek in 2007 when Kucek averaged defensive coordinator in 1996. His team weeks prior by the Houston Texans as 42.7 yards per punt. finished in the top 25 in Division III in a defensive assistant, spent the last four Butler has coached special teams for total defense that season. seasons as the linebackers coach and the last 10 years, serving as the lineback- In 1997 and ‘98, he served as a grad- special teams coordinator at the Univer- ers coach and special teams coordinator uate assistant at the University of Texas sity of Minnesota. In 2010, junior line- at Harvard from 2003-06 and the safeties under John Mackovic and Mack Brown. backer Gary Tinsley received honorable coach and special teams coordinator at As an undergrad, Butler was a four- mention All-Big Ten honors from the Southwest Texas State from 2001-02. He year letterman and three-year starter at conference’s media. Two Butler-coached also spent two seasons (1999 and 2000) Catholic, where he was part of the big- linebackers received all-conference rec- at Midwestern State where he served as gest turnaround in Division III history. ognition in 2009. the team’s defensive coordinator while The team went 1-9 in his junior season As special teams coordinator, Butler mentoring the linebackers and safeties. but rebounded with an 8-2 mark in his presided over one of the best units in the The 2007 team posted a 7-4 record, the senior campaign. He was also a two-year Big Ten during his tenure in Minneapo- first winning ledger in school history. letterwinner in basketball and part of the lis. The Gophers averaged better than 22 While at Harvard, Butler’s special school’s 1992-93 NCAA Tournament yards per kick return in three of his four teams units annually ranked among the team. seasons and held their opponents to less best in the Ivy League, scoring seven Butler, 38, and his wife, Carmen, have than 20 yards per return in two seasons. total special teams touchdowns during one child, Manny, born February 22, Minnesota’s punt coverage unit was one his tenure, including a 2004 season in 2011. of the best in the country in 2008 and which the Crimson registered five spe- 2009, holding opponents to an average cial teams scores. In 2004, the Crimson of just 8.1 yards per return in that two- won the Ivy League title with a 10-0 re- year span. cord and a No. 12 national ranking.

26 2011 South Carolina Football Media Guide CAROLINA FOOTBALL Assistant Coaches Shawn Elliott

Gamecocks Running Game Coordinator/Offensive Line SOUTH CAROLINA Second Year at South Carolina

The Elliott File Intro Full Name: Shawn Hardwick Elliott Staff Hometown: Camden, S.C. Players Wife: Summer Review Children: Maddyn, Max Records College: Appalachian State (1996) History Bowls Coaching Experience Info 2010-11 South Carolina Assistant Coach 1997-09 Appalachian St. Assistant Coach

BOWL EXPERIENCE 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl

Shawn Elliott begins his second the all-time single-season touchdown Elliott was the first player in Appa- season in Columbia as the Gamecocks’ record for the Gamecocks while earning lachian State history to appear in the offensive line coach and running game unanimous National Freshman of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs four sepa- coordinator. The Camden, S.C. native Year accolades. Elliott helped convert rate seasons. He was a four-year letter- officially joined Coach Spurrier’s staff former walk-on Garrett Chisolm into a winner for the Black and Gold, helping on Jan. 3, 2010, replacing Eric Wolford, second-team All-SEC selection. the squad to two Southern Conference who accepted the head coaching posi- Prior to his arrival in Columbia, El- titles. He was a co-captain on the Moun- tion at Youngstown State University in liott had coached his entire career at taineers’ 1995 squad that finished 12-1 December 2009. Appalachian State, where he helped the while earning all-league distinction as a The former Appalachian State offen- Mountaineers to three straight national defensive end. In his four seasons as a sive line coach’s first Gamecock squad championships (2005-07). After earning player, the Mountaineers posted a com- showed a tremendous turnaround, espe- his bachelor’s degree from Appalachian bined record of 36-14. cially in the running game, as Carolina State in 1996, Elliott worked for two sea- Elliott was one of three Appalachian averaged 154.4 rushing yards per game sons as a defensive assistant, then two State coaches to earn the NCAA’s Award to rank eighth in the SEC after finishing seasons as the tight ends coach before of Valor for their efforts in rescuing two last in the league each of the previous taking over the offensive line in 2001. individuals from a car accident on Oct. three years. His implementation of a new Over his final nine seasons as the of- 1, 2000. blocking scheme also helped running fensive line coach at App State, Elliott’s Elliott, 38, is married to the former back Marcus Lattimore set the Carolina players earned All-America distinction Summer Scruggs, who was ASU’s freshman record for rushing yards and on 12 occasions. From 2005-07, he women’s tennis Most Valuable Player in coached three-consecutive SoCon Ja- 1998. They have two children, a daugh- cobs Blocking Trophy recipients. ter, Maddyn, and a son, Max.

27 gamecocksonline.com Assistant Coaches CAROLINA FOOTBALL Jay Graham

Gamecocks Running Backs/Tight Ends SOUTH CAROLINA Third Year at South Carolina

The Graham File Intro Staff Full Name: Jay Graham Players Hometown: Concord, N.C. Review Wife: Kelly Records Children: Nia, Denae, Jayson, Kellan History College: Tennessee (2004) Bowls Info Coaching Experience 2009-11 South Carolina Assistant Coach 2008 Miami (Ohio) Assistant Coach 2007 UT-Martin Assistant Coach 2007 San Diego Assistant Coach 2006 Chattanooga Assistant Coach 2005 Tennessee Graduate Assistant

BOWL EXPERIENCE 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl Former University of Tennessee and split the carries. The foursome of Kenny sixth on the Volunteers’ all-time rushing 2010 Papajohns.com Bowl NFL running back Jay Graham begins Miles, Brian Maddox, Jarvis Giles and list. He finished his career ranked sec- 2005 Cotton Bowl his third season at South Carolina. He Bryce Sherman entered the 2009 season ond on the all-time carries list with 540, 1997 Citrus Bowl was hired as the Gamecocks’ running with combined totals of just 38 carries and he scored 25 times in his four-year 1996 Citrus Bowl backs coach on January 19, 2009 and for 135 yards (all by Brian Maddox). The career as a Volunteer. Graham had single 1994 Gator Bowl will be handling the additional duties as quartet, which featured one junior and season-best totals in 1995 when he 1994 Citrus Bowl the tight ends coach for the 2011 season. three freshmen, rushed 280 times for rushed for 1,438 yards on 272 carries, Graham, 36, was nominated for the 1,267, an average of 4.5 yards per carry. placing him second in both categories in 2010 Frank Broyles Assistant Coach of Graham came to Carolina after spend- school history. He tallied a career-best the Year Award and was one of four final- ing the 2008 season as the running 211 yards against Vanderbilt. He also set ists for National Running Backs Coach backs coach at Miami (Ohio) University. the school’s single-season record for the of the Year by FootballScoop.com after He was the only member of the 2008 most 100-yard rushing games with 10. seeing vast improvement in the Caro- staff retained by new head coach Mike He was a third-round draft pick in lina rushing attack. His recruitment of Haywood for the 2009 campaign. 1997 NFL Draft by the . tailback Marcus Lattimore was a key in A former Tennessee Volunteer star Graham spent six seasons in the NFL leading the Gamecocks to 154.4 rushing and a six-year veteran of the NFL, Gra- for three different organizations – Balti- yards per game – an improvement of 33 ham went to the RedHawks from Tennes- more Ravens (1997-2000) Seattle Se- yards per game from 2009 – with Lat- see-Martin, where he served one year ahawks (2001) and Green Bay Packers timore averaging 92.1 yards per contest. as running backs coach and recruiting (2002). Lattimore also had three contests with coordinator. Under Graham’s tutelage, In 2004, Graham returned to the more than 180 rushing yards and set nu- Skyhawk running backs averaged nearly University of Tennessee to finish his merous school records, including most five yards per carry in 2007. undergraduate degree in psychology. He yards by a freshman, most carries in a Graham went to Tennessee-Martin completed his master’s of science degree game and the single-season touchdown from the University of San Diego where in sports management from UT in 2008. mark. Under Graham’s guidance, Latti- he was the running backs coach and co- Graham attended Concord High more was a unanimous pick for National special teams coordinator. He spent the School in Concord, N.C., where he was a Freshman of the Year and SEC Fresh- 2006 season as a running backs coach USA Today All- player man of the Year. In addition, Carolina’s at Chattanooga. In 2005, he worked at in 1992. running backs lost only two fumbles all his alma mater as an offensive graduate Born in Durham, N.C., Jay and his season. assistant. wife, Kelly, are the parents of two daugh- During his first season with the Garnet Graham rushed for 2,609 yards in ters, Nia and Denae, and two sons, Jay- & Black, Graham used four tailbacks to his collegiate career (1993-96), ranking son and Kellan.

28 2011 South Carolina Football Media Guide CAROLINA FOOTBALL Assistant Coaches Jeep Hunter

Gamecocks Safeties SOUTH CAROLINA Third Year at South Carolina

The Hunter File Intro Full Name: Johnson “Jeep” Hunter III Staff Hometown: Denver, N.C. Players Wife: Susan Review Children: Sophia Marie, Joshua, Jude Records College: Catawba (1990) History Bowls Coaching Experience Info 2009-11 South Carolina Assistant Coach 2006-07 Georgia Tech Assistant Coach 2003-05 Memphis Assistant Coach 2001-02 Eastern Kentucky Asst. Coach 2001 St. Louis Intern (NFL) 2000 UT-Chatanooga Assistant Coach 1998 Clemson Football Operations 1996-97 Clemson Graduate Assistant 1994-96 N.C. A&T Assistant Coach Johnson “Jeep” Hunter III is in his Prior to his arrival in the Palmetto one season (2000) coaching defensive 1991-93 Bandys H.S. Assistant Coach third season with the Gamecocks. Hunter State, Hunter spent two seasons (2006- backs at UT-Chattanooga. moves over to the defensive side of the 07) as the tight ends coach at Georgia Hunter first worked with Tommy West BOWL EXPERIENCE ball in 2011, overseeing the Gamecock Tech, where he mentored Michael Mat- at Clemson, where he served as a gradu- 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl safeties. He spent his first two seasons thews, who was a member of the 2007 ate assistant for two seasons (1996-97) 2010 Papajohns.com Bowl in Columbia coaching the tight ends and Super Bowl champion New York Giants. and then spent one year as Assistant 2007 Humanitarian Bowl serving as an assistant special teams Hunter went to Georgia Tech after Athletics Director for Football Manage- 2006 Gator Bowl coordinator after being hired on Feb. 3, working the previous three seasons on ment. 2005 Motor City Bowl 2009. Tommy West’s staff at Memphis. While at Hunter played his collegiate football 2004 GMAC Bowl The safety position is not unfamilar Memphis, he helped coach All-America at Catawba College, an NAIA Division 2003 Bowl territory for Hunter, as much of his early running back DeAngelo Williams, the II school in Salisbury, N.C., for three 1997 Peach Bowl career was spent on the defensive side nation’s leading rusher in 2005 at 178.6 years before suffering a career-ending 1996 Peach Bowl of the line of scrimmage. In a prior stop yards per game. Williams rushed for knee injury. He remained at Catawba as at Eastern Kentucky the versatile coach more than 6,000 yards and 55 touch- a student assistant coach from 1987- mentored a highly-ranked Division I-AA downs in his career and finished as the 1990 before moving on to Bandys High secondary. NCAA’s all-time leader in all-purpose School in Catawba, N.C., as the assis- Johnson, 44, oversaw Patrick DiMar- yards. Hunter helped the Tigers reach a tant head coach, defensive coordinator co’s transition from fullback to tight end bowl game each of his three seasons in and special teams coordinator for three in 2010, where the team captain was a Memphis. seasons (1991-93). key blocker for a much-improved Game- A native of Denver, N.C., Hunter went From 1994-96, Hunter was an as- cock rushing attack. DiMarco also had to Memphis in 2003 after two seasons at sistant football coach at North Carolina a career-high three touchdowns among Eastern Kentucky, where he coached the A&T State University, where he worked his 15 catches for 147 yards. secondary. In 2001, the Colonels ranked with wide receivers, outside linebackers In 2009, his first season in Columbia, in the top 10 in NCAA Division I-AA in and defensive backs. Hunter’s top tight end, junior Weslye all defensive categories. At Eastern Ken- Hunter received his bachelor’s degree Saunders, was among the Gamecock tucky, he coached safety Yeremiah Bell, in business administration/physical ed- leaders with 32 receptions for 353 and who has gone on to a Pro Bowl career ucation from Catawba College in 1991. and three touchdowns. with the . He is married to the former Susan Po- Hunter served an NFL Minority In- tokar of Cleveland, Ohio. The couple has ternship with the St. Louis Rams in the three children, a daughter, Sophia Marie, summer of 2001. Prior to that, he spent and two sons, Joshua and Jude.

29 gamecocksonline.com Assistant Coaches CAROLINA FOOTBALL Ellis Johnson

Gamecocks Assistant Head Coach/Assistant Coach – Defense/Linebackers SOUTH CAROLINA Fourth Year at South Carolina

The Johnson File Intro Staff Full Name: Ellis Johnson Players Hometown: Winnsboro, S.C. Review Wife: Caroline Records Children: Eli, Sandra Elliott, Charlie History College: The Citadel (1975) Bowls Info Coaching Experience 2008-11 South Carolina Assistant Coach 2004-07 Mississippi St. Assistant Coach 2001-03 The Citadel Head Coach 1997-00 Alabama Assistant Coach 1994-96 Clemson Assistant Coach 1990-93 Alabama Assistant Coach 1988-89 Southern Miss Assistant Coach 1985-87 East Carolina Assistant Coach 1984 Appalachian St. Assistant Coach Ellis Johnson is in his his fourth 292 yards per game, including only 159 Johnson logged two stints at Ala- 1983 Gardner Webb Head Coach season at Carolina. He joined the Game- yards through the air. As a result, Eric bama. He was the defensive coordina- 1979-81 Spartanburg (S.C.) H.S. Coach cocks after logging a brief stint at Arkan- Norwood was named first-team All-SEC, tor and outside linebackers coach from 1976-78 Gaffney (S.C.) H.S. Coach sas. He serves as the assistant coach in while Emanuel Cook and Jasper Brinkley 1997-2000, helping the Tide go 10-3 in 1975 The Citadel Assistant Coach charge of the defense and also handles earned second-team honors. 1999 with an SEC title and a spot in the the linebackers including the Spurs. In Johnson was one of five finalists Orange Bowl. His 1999 defense was No. BOWL EXPERIENCE addition, he holds the title of Assistant for the 2008 Defensive Coordinator 2 in the nation against the rush and No. 9 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl Head Coach. of the Year award as selected by Foot- in total defense. He served as the outside 2010 Papajohns.com Bowl Johnson has helped mold a defense ballScoop.com. linebackers coach from 1990-93, help- 2009 Outback Bowl into one of the best in the country. The Johnson spent four seasons (2004- ing ’ teams go a combined 2007 Liberty Bowl 2010 Gamecock squad was third in the 07) as the defensive coordinator at Mis- 41-9, including an undefeated national 2000 Orange Bowl SEC and 12th in the country in rush- sissippi State under Sylvester Croom. championship year in 1992. Alabama’s 1998 Music City Bowl ing defense, giving up 112.4 yards per He coached the Bulldog safeties in defense ranked No. 1 that season against 1996 Peach Bowl game on the ground and holding oppo- 2004 and ‘05 and the inside lineback- the run and in total defense. The Tide ran 1996 Gator Bowl nents under 100 yards nine times, while ers in 2006 and ‘07. In Johnson’s final off a 31-game winning streak and a 34- 1993 Gator Bowl recording a league-high 41 sacks. His game, the MSU defense yielded just 231 game unbeaten streak from 1991-93. 1993 Sugar Bowl unit also scored six TDs (five intercep- yards of total offense to UCF in the Lib- The 1991 squad went 11-1. All four of 1991 Blockbuster Bowl tions, one fumble return), the most in a erty Bowl, holding the nation’s leading those teams played in bowl games. 1991 Fiesta Bowl single-season at Carolina. Devin Taylor rusher, Kevin Smith, to nearly 70 yards A 1975 graduate of The Citadel, and Stephon Gilmore earned first-team below his season average. Johnson played defensive end for the All-SEC recognition. Johnson’s 29 years as a collegiate Bulldogs. He began his career as the de- Led by All-American linebacker Eric coach includes head coaching stops fensive ends coach at his alma mater un- Norwood, the 2009 Gamecocks ranked at The Citadel (2001-03) and Gardner der Bobby Ross in 1975 before working third in the SEC and 15th in the country Webb (1983). He has logged stints as as an assistant coach at Gaffney (S.C.) in total defense. Carolina was also in the the defensive coordinator at Appalachian High School from 1976-78 and as both upper half in the SEC in scoring defense, State (1984), Southern Miss (1988-89), an assistant and head coach at Spartan- rushing defense and passing defense. Clemson (1995-96), Alabama (1997- burg (S.C.) High School from 1979-81. Cliff Matthews and Chris Culliver also 2000) and Mississippi State (2004-07). The Winnsboro, S.C., native is mar- garnered All-SEC recognition. He has coached in four SEC Champion- ried to the former Caroline Courie, a In 2008, the Gamecocks ranked 13th ship games, has been part of one na- Columbia native. They have two sons, nationally in total defense and second tional title and has had approximately 30 Eli and Charlie, and a daughter, Sandra in pass defense. Carolina surrendered players make NFL rosters. Elliott.

30 2011 South Carolina Football Media Guide CAROLINA FOOTBALL Assistant Coaches Brad Lawing

Gamecocks Defensive Line SOUTH CAROLINA 16th Year at South Carolina

The Lawing File Intro Full Name: Bradley Nelson Lawing Staff Hometown: Hickory, N.C. Players Wife: Laura Review Children: Susie, Will Records College: Lenoir-Rhyne (1979) History Bowls Coaching Experience Info 2006-11 South Carolina Assistant Coach 2003-05 North Carolina Assistant Coach 1999-02 Michigan State Assistant Coach 1989-98 South Carolina Assistant Coach 1983-88 Appalachian St. Assistant Coach 1980-82 Havelock (N.C.) H.S. Coach

BOWL EXPERIENCE 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl Brad Lawing is in his sixth year of his In 2006, Lawing pieced together a D- mental in the development of four NFL 2010 Papajohns.com Bowl second stint and his 16th year overall line that had no seniors in the rotation players, including All-America and first- 2009 Outback Bowl in Columbia. Lawing joined the staff as and lost its best interior lineman (Marque round draft pick Julian Peterson, Robaire 2006 Liberty Bowl the defensive line coach in the spring of Hall) to a season-ending injury early in Smith, Jace Sayler and Josh Shaw. 2004 Continental Tire Bowl 2006 and has retained that position. the campaign. Eric Norwood shared the More recently, Lawing spent three 2001 Silicon Valley Bowl Lawing has helped Ellis Johnson put team lead in sacks while earning first- seasons as North Carolina’s defensive 2000 Citrus Bowl together a defensive unit that has been team Freshman All-America honors. line coach and recruiting coordinator. 1995 Carquest Bowl one of the best in the SEC and the na- In his prior 10-year stint at South His three recruiting classes were ranked tion over the past three years. His 2010 Carolina (1989-98), Lawing tutored the among the nation’s top 25. squad set the school record for sacks defensive line and served as recruiting Lawing began his college coaching with 41 and helped the Gamecocks put coordinator under Sparky Woods and career at Appalachian State. He men- together the league’s third-best and na- Brad Scott. During his time in Columbia, tored the defensive line for five years tion’s 12th-best rushing defense. Defen- he helped produce three NFL players in and the tight ends and offensive tack- sive end Devin Taylor earned first-team Corey Miller, Gerald Dixon and Henry les for one season. Eight of his players All-SEC recognition. Taylor, and coached three All-SEC play- earned all-conference honors, including In 2009, the Gamecocks finished in ers in Taylor, nose tackle Eric Sullivan Southern Conference Player of the Year the upper half of the SEC in every de- and end Stacy Evans. He also recruited Anthony Downs in 1987 and future NFL fensive category and were 15th in the defensive end John Abraham, a four- players Tommy Dawkins and Mike Frier. country in total defense. time NFL Pro Bowl selection. Over his final four seasons, the Moun- The Gamecocks finished the 2008 Between his stops at Carolina, Law- taineers compiled a record of 34-12-2, season with the 13th-ranked defense ing spent four seasons at Michigan State including back-to-back league champi- nationally. Carolina showed its most where he served as defensive line coach onships (1986-87) and consecutive trips improvement in run defense, allowing and recruiting coordinator. During his to the I-AA playoffs. 133 yards per game, ranking 43rd in the tenure, the Spartans led the Big Ten in A four-year letterwinner in football country, after surrendering 209 yards per total defense during the 1999 and 2000 and a 1979 graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne, game on the ground in 2007 while rank- regular seasons. In his first season at Lawing earned a master’s degree in ath- ing 110th in the nation. MSU, the Spartans led the Big Ten and letics administration from Appalachian In 2007, Lawing coached Eric Nor- ranked fifth nationally in rushing de- State in 1985. wood to All-SEC honors. Norwood fin- fense. Lawing also played an integral Born in Frankfurt, Germany and ished the season with a school-record part in helping MSU assemble one of raised in Hickory, N.C., Lawing and his 19.5 tackles for loss. Ladi Ajiboye was the nation’s top-20 recruiting classes wife, Laura, have two grown children, a second-team Freshman All-American. for three-straight years. He was instru- Susie and Will.

31 gamecocksonline.com Assistant Coaches CAROLINA FOOTBALL G.A. Mangus

Gamecocks Quarterbacks SOUTH CAROLINA Third Year at South Carolina

The Mangus File Intro Staff Full Name: George Alfred Mangus Jr. Players Hometown: Marietta, Ga. Review Wife: Lauren Records Children: Grace, Hope History College: Florida (1992) Bowls Info Coaching Experience 2009-11 South Carolina Assistant Coach 2006-08 Middle Tennessee St. Asst. Coach 2002-05 Delaware Valley Head Coach 1999-00 Ursinus Assistant Coach 1995-98 Widener Assistant Coach 1992-94 Florida Graduate Assistant

BOWL EXPERIENCE 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl G.A. Mangus begins his third season championships, and advanced to the rier. During that time, he was a member 2010 Papajohns.com Bowl as South Carolina’s quarterbacks coach. national quarterfinals twice. of the school’s first SEC championship 2006 Motor City Bowl In his first season, Mangus helped In 2003, Mangus directed the Aggies team in 1991. 1995 Sugar Bowl Stephen Garcia rank second in the SEC to the fifth-greatest one-year turnaround Following his graduation in 1992, 1994 Sugar Bowl in passing and was third in the league in Division III history. They finished Mangus remained at Florida for three 1992 Gator Bowl in total offense, behind only Ryan Mallett 9-2 and captured the Eastern College years, serving in the roles of graduate 1992 Sugar Bowl and Tim Tebow. Athletic Conference (ECAC) Southeast assistant and assistant offensive line His second season saw marked im- Championship, earning him Coach of coach. The Gators won two SEC titles 1988 All-American Bowl provement, as Garcia ranked 22nd in the the Year honors. (1993 and ‘94), reached the champion- nation in passing efficiency and moved In 2004 and 2005, Mangus led the ship game in 1992 and made three bowl up the Carolina passing charts to third Aggies to perfect back-to-back regular- appearances during that time. all-time in yards, completions, attempts season records and the team’s first Mangus moved on to Widener in and touchdowns. Garcia’s completion overall Middle Atlantic Conference February 1995 and was part of the pow- percentage of 64.2 also was one of the championship. The 2005 squad also erhouse program for four seasons. He top three seasons in school history. earned a MAC title and advanced to the began as the running backs and quarter- Mangus’s abilities as a coach also NCAA playoffs. Delaware Valley hosted backs coach and was eventually elevated spill over into recruiting, as he was and won its first two playoff games each to offensive coordinator. The Pioneers named one of the nation’s top 25 re- season before falling in the quarterfinals, had two eight-win seasons and made cruiters by ESPN, Rivals.com and by finishing both years with 12-1 marks. two postseason appearances, including 247Sports.com in February 2011. Mangus was named the league’s 2004 a spot in the 1995 Division III playoffs. Prior to South Carolina, Mangus was Coach of the Year for the second year in Mangus became the assistant head the offensive coordinator and quarter- a row and earned the East Region Coach coach and offensive coordinator for Ur- backs coach at Middle Tennessee State of the Year Award from Don Hansen’s sinus College in June 1999 and joined a for three seasons working under former Football Gazette. Mangus was voted the program that had gone 3-7 in 1998. The Gamecock assistant Rick Stockstill. American Football Coaches Association 1999 squad posted a school-record 10 Before his MTSU days, Mangus took (AFCA) Division III Region 2 Coach of wins, including its first-ever Division III over the Delaware Valley program in May the Year. His off-season was capped playoff win. The Bears went 8-2 the fol- 2002, went 2-8 in his first season, and when he was named the Tri-State Coach lowing year for their first back-to-back turned the team into an NCAA Division of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club. winning seasons since 1954. III championship contender. In the next Mangus was a quarterback at the Born in Richmond, Va., Mangus, 42, three seasons Delaware Valley notched University of Florida from 1988 to ‘91, and his wife, Lauren, have two daugh- a 33-4 record, won three conference including two years under Steve Spur- ters, Grace and Hope.

32 2011 South Carolina Football Media Guide CAROLINA FOOTBALL Assistant Coaches Steve Spurrier Jr.

Gamecocks Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator SOUTH CAROLINA Seventh Year at South Carolina

The Spurrier Jr. File Intro Full Name: Stephen Orr Spurrier Jr. Staff Hometown: Durham, N.C. Players Wife: Melissa Review Children: Luke, Gavin, Emmaline, Nolan, Records Palmer, Hayden History College: Duke (1994) Bowls Info Coaching Experience 2005-11 South Carolina Assistant Coach 2004 Arizona Assistant Coach 2002-03 Washington Asst. Coach (NFL) 1999-01 Oklahoma Assistant Coach 1994-98 Florida Assistant Coach

BOWL EXPERIENCE 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl Steve Spurrier Jr., who has served 54 passes for 642 yards to lead the team for 1,204 yards earned him his only Pro 2010 Papajohns.com Bowl on the coaching staffs of two national and earn honorable mention all-confer- Bowl appearance. He also coached Rod 2009 Outback Bowl championship teams and tutored a bevy ence recognition. Gardner, who was Washington’s leading 2006 Liberty Bowl of outstanding receivers at both the col- In 2007, McKinley earned first-team receiver in 2002 with 1,007 yards. 2005 Independence Bowl legiate and professional levels, begins all-league recognition after setting a Spurrier was part of Bob Stoops’ 2002 Cotton Bowl his seventh season as the coach of the school record with 77 receptions for 968 rebuilding project at Oklahoma, which 2001 Orange Bowl Gamecock wide receivers. yards and nine touchdowns. culminated with a perfect 13-0 record 1999 Independence Bowl Spurrier was given the additional title In 2006, Spurrier’s top two receivers, and national championship in 2000. 1999 Orange Bowl of passing game coordinator beginning Sidney Rice and McKinley, combined for He spent three seasons as the Sooners’ 1998 Florida Citrus Bowl with the 2009 season and, beginning in 123 catches and 1,970 yards receiving, wide receivers coach, working with such 1997 Sugar Bowl the spring of 2011, added the duties of the top tandem marks in school history. standouts as Mark Clayton and Josh 1996 Fiesta Bowl recruiting coordinator to his resume. Rice owns two of the top three receiving Norman. 1995 Sugar Bowl Spurrier helped guide Alshon Jef- seasons in Carolina history and set nu- Prior to his stay in Norman, Spurrier fery to a school-record season in 2010, merous records in just two campaigns in worked at Florida for five seasons and as the sophomore amassed over 1,500 the Garnet and Black. was part of the Gators’ 1996 national receiving yards and nine touchdowns, In his first season with the Game- championship club. earning unanimous All-SEC honors, cocks, Spurrier mentored Rice, who During his collegiate coaching career, All-America accolades and a nod as a broke nearly every receiving record at he has been involved with 13 postseason Biletnikoff Award finalist. the school en route to Freshman All- bowl teams, four conference champion- In 2009, Spurrier helped Jeffery de- America honors. Rice ended the cam- ships (three SEC and one Big 12) and velop into a consensus first-team Fresh- paign as the school’s single-season two national championships (Florida man All-American after leading the team receiving yards leader after catching 70 1996 and Oklahoma 2000). in receptions, yards and touchdown passes for 1,143 yards. Born in Palo Alto, Calif., Spurrier catches. Spurrier brought 11 years of coach- played collegiate football at Duke Uni- His receivers had another strong year ing experience to Carolina, with his most versity, where he earned his bachelor’s in 2008 as Kenny McKinley became the recent stop being at the University of Ari- degree in 1994. He later earned a mas- school’s all-time leading receiver in both zona under head coach Mike Stoops. ter’s degree at Florida in 1996. receptions (207) and receiving yards He spent two seasons as wide receiv- Spurrier, 39, and his wife, the former (2,781), surpassing the records previ- ers coach in the NFL with Washington. Melissa Beauchamp, are the parents ously held by Sterling Sharpe. McKinley, While with the Redskins, Spurrier Jr. of triplets, Luke, Gavin and Emmaline who missed part of his senior season coached Laveraneus Coles, whose (10); Nolan (4); and twins, Palmer and with an injury, still managed to haul in 2003 receiving totals of 82 receptions Hayden (1).

33 gamecocksonline.com Assistant Coaches CAROLINA FOOTBALL Lorenzo Ward

Gamecocks Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks SOUTH CAROLINA Third Year at South Carolina

The Ward File Intro Staff Full Name: Lorenzo Ward Players Hometown: Greensboro, Ala. Review Wife: Tara Records Children: Lorenzo Donovan Jr. History College: Alabama (1991) Bowls Info Coaching Experience 2009-11 South Carolina Assistant Coach 2008 Arkansas Assistant Coach 2006 Oakland Assistant Coach (NFL) 1999-05 Virginia Tech Assistant Coach 1994-98 Chattanooga Asst. Coach 1993 Alabama Graduate Assistant 1992 Newnan (Ga.) H.S. Coach 1991 Alabama Graduate Assistant

BOWL EXPERIENCE Lorenzo Ward is in his third season A former player at Alabama, Ward Ward played at Alabama from 1986- with the Gamecocks. Ward was named coached the secondary under Frank 89, helping the Crimson Tide go 33-15 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl defensive coordinator at South Carolina Beamer at Virginia Tech for seven sea- with an SEC title in 1989. The Sporting 2010 Papajohns.com Bowl on January 12, 2009. He will focus on sons from 1999-2005, with five of his News named him Special Teams Player 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl the Gamecock cornerbacks this season players earning All-Big East honors and of the Year following his senior season 2005 Gator Bowl after being responsible for both the cor- one making the All-Atlantic Coast Con- as Alabama’s unit was ranked No. 1 in 2005 Sugar Bowl nerback and free safeties in each of the ference squad. Virginia Tech led the na- the nation. Ward and Alabama played in 2003 Insight.com Bowl prior two campaigns. tion in total defense, was third in pass the 1986 Sun Bowl, 1988 Hall of Fame 2002 San Francisco Bowl Ward has helped lead a Gamecock defense and second in pass efficiency Bowl, 1988 Sun Bowl and 1990 Sugar 2002 Gator Bowl defense that scored six defensive touch- defense in 2005. The 2004 Hokie de- Bowl. downs during the 2010 season, a school fense ranked fourth in the nation in both He began his coaching career as a 1993 Gator Bowl record, with two scored by his second- pass defense and interceptions. In 2002, graduate assistant under the tutelage of 1991 Blockbuster Bowl ary (Stephon Gilmore, D.J. Swearinger). the Hokies led the nation with 24 inter- Ellis Johnson at Alabama in 1991, work- 1991 Fiesta Bowl Gilmore was cited as an All-SEC selec- ceptions. The 2001 defense was No. 2 in ing with the defensive backs, before go- 1990 Sugar Bowl tion during his sophomore campaign. the nation in total defense while the 2000 ing to Newnan (Ga.) High School as an 1988 Sun Bowl In his first season at Carolina, Ward’s unit was No. 3 in interceptions. The assistant in 1992, where he also coached 1988 Hall of Fame Bowl unit helped the Gamecocks rank eighth 1999 defense was No. 3 in total defense the track team. He returned to Alabama 1986 Sun Bowl in the nation in pass defense. In addition, and No. 7 in pass efficiency defense. as a graduate assistant in the fall of the Gamecocks finished in the upper half From 1994-99, Ward was an assistant 1993, working with the outside lineback- in the SEC in scoring defense, rushing at Tennessee-Chattanooga, including a ers, before going to Chattanooga. defense and total defense. Individually, two-year stint (1998-99) as defensive Ward earned his bachelor’s in physi- Gilmore earned first-team Freshman All- coordinator and defensive backfield cal education from Alabama in 1991. America accolades. coach. He coached the defensive backs Ward, 44, is married to the former Ward came to South Carolina after from 1994-96 and the running backs in Tara Tubbs. The couple has one son, spending one season as the secondary 1997. He also coached kickoff coverage Lorenzo Donovan Ward Jr. coach on Bobby Petrino’s staff at Arkan- and the punt team. sas. Prior to that, he was on Art Shell’s staff with the NFL’s Oakland Raiders in 2006.

34 2011 South Carolina Football Media Guide CAROLINA FOOTBALL Football Staff Jamie Speronis

Gamecocks Director – Football Operations SOUTH CAROLINA Seventh Year at South Carolina

The Speronis File Intro Full Name: Jamie Speronis Staff Hometown: Lowell, Mass. Players Wife: Kristy Review Children: Conner, Bryson Records College: Florida (1985) History Bowls Coaching Experience Info 2005-11 South Carolina FB Operations 2002-04 Washington FB Operations (NFL) 1996-02 Florida Director-FB Administration 1992-95 Florida Senior Adm. Assistant 1988-92 Florida Graduate Assistant

BOWL EXPERIENCE 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl 2010 Papajohns.com Bowl Jamie Speronis is in his seventh year Working closely with head coach A member of the American Football 2009 Outback Bowl as South Carolina’s Director of Football Steve Spurrier, Speronis directs the ad- Coaches Association, Speronis started 2006 Liberty Bowl Operations and his 21st season with ministration and day-to-day operations his career in football as a student as- 2005 Independence Bowl Head Coach Steve Spurrier. Speronis of the football program. In this capacity, sistant in the strength and condition- 2002 Orange Bowl has significant experience in the posi- he oversees the logistics relating to the ing program at Florida from 1982-88. tion, as he served as the Director of spring, preseason and postseason prac- He served as a graduate assistant from 2000 Citrus Bowl Football Operations for the Washington tices. He directs the walk-on program, 1988-92 and then moved on to a senior 1999 Orange Bowl Redskins from 2002-04 and was the Di- works with NFL personnel and serves administrative assistant position from 1998 Citrus Bowl rector of Football Administration at the as the liaison to the compliance office 1992-95. 1997 Sugar Bowl University of Florida from 1996-2002. and several other athletics and university Speronis, 49, is married to the former 1996 Fiesta Bowl Speronis is well regarded among his departments. In addition, Speronis co- Kristy Fry. The couple has two sons, 1995 Sugar Bowl peers. He was named as a district rep- ordinates team travel arrangements and Conner and Bryson. 1994 Sugar Bowl resentative for the national committee of oversees the football budget. 1992 Gator Bowl football operations personnel in Febru- A 1985 graduate from Florida with a 1992 Sugar Bowl ary 2011. Speronis was also named one bachelor of science degree in physical 1989 Freedom Bowl of three finalists for national Director of education, Speronis earned a master of 1988 All-American Bowl Football Operations honors in 2009 as exercise and sports sciences in sport selected by FootballScoop.com. administration from UF in 1989.

35 gamecocksonline.com Football Staff CAROLINA FOOTBALL Craig Fitzgerald

Gamecocks Director – Football Strength & Conditioning SOUTH CAROLINA Third Year at South Carolina

The Fitzgerald File Intro Staff Full Name: Craig McCullough Fitzgerald Players Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa. Review Wife: Mary Records Children: Mac, Joe, Luke History College: Maryland (1997) Bowls Info Coaching Experience 2009-11 South Carolina S&C Coach 2005-08 Harvard S&C Coach 2000-04 Maryland Assistant S&C Coach 1999 Arizona State S&C Grad. Asst. 1997-99 Catholic University S&C Coach

BOWL EXPERIENCE 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl 2010 Papajohns.com Bowl Craig Fitzgerald is in his third season Prior to his stint at Harvard, Fitzger- Arizona State University before returning 2004 Gator Bowl overseeing the Gamecocks’ strength & ald served as the Assistant Director of to his alma mater. 2002 Peach Bowl conditioning program. He was named to Strength and Conditioning at his alma Fitzgerald is a certified strength and 2002 Orange Bowl his post as Director of Football Strength mater, the University of Maryland, from conditioning specialist through both the & Conditioning on January 12, 2009. January 2000 to March 2005. At Mary- National Strength & Conditioning As- Fitzgerald came to Columbia from land he directed the training for men’s sociation (NSCA) and through the Colle- Harvard University where he held the title basketball, men’s lacrosse, women’s vol- giate Strength & Conditioning Coaches of Director of Strength and Conditioning leyball, and wrestling while assisting the Association (CSCCA). from April 2005 until his appointment at training for football. In May 2010, Fitzgerald earned the Carolina. While at Harvard, Fitzgerald A native of Philadelphia, Pa., Fitzger- certification of Master Strength and trained the football, men’s and women’s ald holds a double degree in political Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate basketball, wrestling, men’s and wom- science and history from Maryland, Strength and Conditioning Coaches as- en’s tennis and men’s and women’s crew graduating in 1997. He was a three-time sociation (CSCCa), the highest honor teams. The Harvard football squad won letterwinner (1994-96) for the Terrapin given in the strength and conditioning back-to-back Ivy League titles over his football squad. coaching profession. final two years. He began his professional career at Fitzgerald, 38, and his wife, Mary, He oversaw the training of all 41 The Catholic University of America as have three sons, Mac, Joe and Luke. NCAA teams at Harvard, the largest its first Director of Strength and Condi- number in the country. tioning from 1997-99. He then logged a six-month stint as a graduate assistant at

36 2011 South Carolina Football Media Guide CAROLINA FOOTBALL Football Support Staff Lisle received his bachelor’s degree in mass com- Robbie Liles munications with an emphasis in broadcast production Patrick Shine from Middle Tennessee State in 1990. He assumed the Director – High School Relations w role of video coordinator at his alma mater while in his Administrative Coordinator – Recruiting w 11th Year at South Carolina last year of undergraduate study. Lisle also coached 10th Year at South Carolina kickers at MTSU, including four who earned all-confer- Robbie Liles is in his 11th ence honors and one All-American. Patrick Shine is in his 10th year with the South Carolina Lisle was a placekicker for four years. He led the na- year with the Carolina football football program and in his tion in field goal percentage during his senior season. program and his fourth as the sixth year as the Director of Lisle and his wife, Anne, have two sons, Mark and Administrative Coordinator for High School Relations. He Gordon, and a daughter, Maggie Grace. Recruiting. previously served as the re- Shine served as a recruiting cruiting graduate assistant. intern in 2002 and a recruiting In his role, Liles’ respon- Chris Matlock assistant in 2003 and 2004. In sibilities include serving as 2005 and ‘06 he worked as a the staff’s liaison to high school coaches, coordinating Equipment Manager w graduate assistant in the recruiting office. Intro official and unofficial visits, assisting with camps and 12th Year at South Carolina Shine is a 2004 graduate of South Carolina with a Staff clinics, as well as assisting with team travel. bachelor’s degree in sport & entertainment manage- Players Liles came to Carolina after spending five years Chris Matlock is in his 12th ment. He also earned a master’s degree in HRTM. Review coaching high school football, including three sea- season with the South Caroli- A Columbia native, Shine is a 1997 graduate of Ben Records sons at Columbia’s Hammond School. Liles began his na football program and serves Lippen High School where he was a four-year letter- History coaching career at his alma mater, Thomas Heyward as the team’s Head Equipment winner in tennis and earned three letters in football and Bowls Academy in Ridgeland, S.C. Manager. Matlock joined the basketball. He was the MVP, team captain and earned Info Liles earned a bachelor’s degree in sport & entertain- Gamecock staff in the spring all-conference honors in his senior year in football. ment management 2001 from Carolina. He later earned of 2000 after working as Notre Shine and his wife, Beth, have a daughter, Charlotte. a master’s degree in hotel, restaurant and tourism man- Dame’s athletic equipment agement from Carolina in 2004. manager for over eight years. Prior to joining the Notre Dame staff in 1991, Mat- Scott Morgan lock worked as the assistant equipment manager for Recruiting Assistant w Joe Lisle the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts for five years. He was the assistant equipment manager at his alma mater, Chat- Fourth Year at South Carolina Video Coordinator w tanooga, for one year and worked as a student assistant 15th Year at South Carolina for the Moccasin program as an undergraduate. Scott Morgan is in his fourth Matlock has been an active certified member of the year working in the South Caro- Joe Lisle, who has more Athletic Equipment Manager Association for 19 years. lina football department as a re- than 20 years of video produc- He has been an active member of the American Football cruiting assistant. tion experience, is in his 15th Coaches Association. He is the secretary of the SEC Morgan was a four-year let- year as the Gamecocks’ Foot- Equipment Managers Association. Since his arrival terwinner for the Gamecocks, ball Video Coordinator. in Columbia, he has been involved with the Palmetto serving as the deep snapper Lisle, who was named the Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, from 2003-06. Athletics Department’s Team- serving on the Board of Directors. Morgan has earned both his mate of the Year for 2008-09, While in South Bend, he was a chairperson for the bachelor’s and master’s degrees from South Carolina. was honored as the Collegiate Dream Course Foundation golf outing also raising Morgan is a 2002 graduate of Midland Valley High Sports Video Association’s Outstanding SEC Video Co- money for JDRF. Matlock earned his bachelor’s degree School in North Augusta, S.C. ordinator in 2002 and again in 2011. in psychology from Chattanooga in 1986. He is a 2002 Lisle came to South Carolina from the University graduate of The Sports Management Institute. of Memphis, where he was video coordinator for two years. While at Memphis he coordinated all sports’ game-day and practice filming and production, and managed all video equipment maintenance and pur- chasing for the athletics department. Graduate Assistants

Blake Baxley Tommy Galt Waymond Jackson Scott Spurrier Dennis Thomas Addison Williams Steve Williams Strength & Conditioning Football Housing Video Football Video Strength & Conditioning

37 gamecocksonline.com Football Support Staff CAROLINA FOOTBALL A native of Statesville, N.C., Hickman graduated A native of Barnstable, Mass., Connolly’s wife’s Terry Cousin from Mars Hill College with a dual degree in business name is Shalona. Director of Player Development w administration and sports management. Second Year at South Carolina Dan Austin Dwight Galt IV Terry Cousin was named Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach w Director of Player Develop- Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach w Second Year at South Carolina ment in March 2010. In his Ninth Year at South Carolina role, Cousin focuses on off- Dwight Galt IV is in his sec- the-field activities of the stu- Dan Austin serves as an ond season at South Carolina dent-athletes and serves as an assistant strength & condi- and his first as an assistant important resource in balanc- tioning coach. Austin, who strength & conditioning coach. ing the demands of academics, is in his ninth year at Caro- In addition to his football du- athletics, community outreach, lina, works with the Gamecock ties, he assists with the track & Intro and their personal lives as they transition in and out of men’s soccer teams in addition field program. Staff college athletics. He also assists in mental/life coach- to his football duties. He joined the Gamecocks’ Players ing, as well as providing a holistic approach to athletic Prior to his arrival in Co- strength & conditioning staff Review development. lumbia, Austin was the Head in 2009 as graduate assistant working with football. Records Cousin also serves as the sideline reporter for the Strength Coach at Austin Peay, Tennessee State, UNLV, Galt is a 2009 graduate of the University of Mary- History Gamecock radio broadcasts and does a regular feature Mississippi State and Oklahoma State. While at OSU, land, where was a two-time letterwinner as a defensive Bowls on a student-athlete for the Steve Spurrier Show. he was voted the ’s Strength and end on the football team. Info Cousin logged 12 seasons in the NFL from 1997- Conditioning Coach of the Year in 2000. Galt’s brother, Tommy, is a graduate assistant on the 2008, playing for Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, Carolina, N.Y. A native of Greenville, S.C., Austin earned a bach- South Carolina football staff. Their father, Dwight III, is Giants, Jacksonville and Cleveland. During his playing elor’s degree from Newberry College where he played the head strength & conditioning coach at Vanderbilt career, he was named NFC and AFC Defensive Player of football and soccer. Austin also owns a master’s degree after a long career at Maryland. the Week, was a part of a secondary that led the NFL in in health, physical education and education administra- pass defense and was selected to the NFL All-Joe team in tion from Austin Peay. 2002. Cousin was also considered the best nickel corner Austin is certified by United States American Weight- in the NFL for six-consecutive seasons. Lifting, the International Sports Sciences Association, A 2000 graduate of South Carolina, Cousin was a and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coach- four-year letterman and was the 1993 Scott Sinclair es Association. He also holds a Level II Specialist in Freshman Award winner. He also ran track from 1995-96. Sports Conditioning certification and the Master Col- Cousin and his wife, Carmen, also a USC alum, have legiate Strength and Conditioning Coach certification, two daughters, Zahria Sanoe and Zoe Milan. the highest certification a strength coach can achieve. Austin is also a nine-time world power lifting cham- pion and 14-time national power lifting champion. Maria Hickman Austin, a 2010 inductee into the Eastside (Taylor, S.C.) High School Hall of Fame and the 2011 Powerlift- Associate Director – Academic Services w ing Hall of Fame, has one daughter, Briana. Fifth Year at South Carolina Rita Boykin Kim Fields Admin. Asst. - Head Coach Administrative Asst. - Football Maria Hickman is in her fifth Joe Connolly year at South Carolina, serving as the Associate Director of Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach w Academic Services and is the Third Year at South Carolina lead advisor for the football team. In addition to her duties Joe Connolly is in his third with football, she serves as the season at South Carolina, liaison to the registrar’s office. joining the strength & condi- During her tenure at Caro- tioning staff in January 2009. lina, the football team has continued to improve and ex- In addition to his duties with Vickie Simpkins Paul McGee perience academic success by earning its highest GPA the football team, Connolly Administrative Asst. - Football Video Coordinator ever during the Fall 2010. This past academic year the works with track & field. football team graduated 25 student-athletes. The team Connolly began his career continues to place among the top of the SEC in Honor at Harvard where he worked for Roll participants each fall semester with more than 30 two years, assisting with all 41 sports at the Ivy League student-athletes receiving honors. school. He then served as an Assistant Strength & Hickman came to South Carolina from the University Conditioning Coach at Louisville, working with football. of Richmond, where she served as an Academic Coor- Connolly is a 2004 graduate of the University of dinator for two years with the football, baseball, field Hartford, where he earned degrees in criminal justice hockey and lacrosse teams. She also served as the Life and sociology. He was a four-year letterwinner in base- Skills Coordinator. Prior to Richmond, she worked as a ball and served as team captain as a senior. Connolly graduate assistant at the University of Louisville while also owns a Master of Science degree in strength & Jake Corbett Joe Sumter Assistant Equipment Manager Assistant Equipment Manager pursuing her master’s degree in sport administration. conditioning from Bridgewater State College. 38 2011 South Carolina Football Media Guide CAROLINA FOOTBALL Medical Staff ed with preseason football and in-season practice and Clint Haggard game coverage. He also assisted the Houston Rockets Jeffrey Guy, MD of the National Basketball Association with their sum- Head Football Athletic Trainer w mer workouts. Medical Director Third Year At South Carolina Peck (MS, ATC, CSCS) is a certified athletic trainer Orthopaedic Surgery as well as a certified strength and conditioning special- Clint Haggard begins his ist. He earned a B.S. of Athletic Training from Northeast- third season at the Univer- ern University in Boston in 1998 and a M.S. of Sports sity of South Carolina. He was Medicine from Long Beach State University in 2006. named head football athletic Peck was the baseball athletic trainer for the “Dirtbags” trainer on July 22, 2009. while attending graduate school at Long Beach State Jason Stacy, MD Haggard has experience University as well as strength and conditioning coach both as a head athletic trainer for local high school and collegiate athletes. Team Physician and in the Southeastern Con- Peck’s baseball career started as an athletic trainer Primary Care ference. Most recently, he for the 1999 Cotuit Ketteleres of the Cape Cod Baseball Intro served as the assistant athletics director for medical League. He was employed as a minor league athletic Staff services/head athletic trainer at Rice University, a posi- trainer by the Boston Red Sox in 2000 for one season Players tion he held since May 2006. and the Seattle Mariners for three seasons. Review Haggard came to Rice after spending the previous A native of Biddeford, Maine, Peck spent the 2003 Records two seasons as assistant football athletic trainer at the winter league season as the athletic trainer for the History University of Alabama. Prior to that, he was a gradu- Cardenales de Lara of the Venezuelan Professional Christopher Bowls ate assistant athletic trainer at Alabama for two years. Baseball League. While at Alabama, he developed and implemented the Mazoué, MD Info Alabama Sports Medicine Workshop that provided Team Physician learning opportunities for high school athletic trainers across the Southeast. Jennifer Boynton Orthopaedic Surgery In the fall of 2001, Haggard served as coordinator of medical services for the Georgia State Flag Football Sports Dietitian w Championships, providing medical coverage for more Fourth Year At South Carolina than 700 athletes. He has also served internships for Ramon the Indianapolis Colts (summer of 2001) and for the Jennifer Boynton joined the Cincinnati Reds (summer of 2000). He has been a University of South Carolina Ylanan, MD speaker at numerous conferences around the country in as its sports dietitian in 2008. Team Physician addition to publishing many articles and successfully Prior to her arrival in Colum- procuring several athletic training-related grants. bia, Boynton was the director Primary Care Haggard received his bachelor’s degree in exercise of sports nutrition at the Uni- and sport science for the University of Georgia in 2002 versity of South Florida, where and his master’s degree in health sciences from Ala- her primary responsibilities bama in 2003. were football, team education Haggard is certified by the National Athletic Trainers and establishing nutrition as an essential component in Timothy Association. Additionally, he is certified as an emergen- performance as well as overall health. cy medical technician-basic. Haggard holds member- Originally from Holland, Mich., Boynton completed Malone, MD ships with numerous national, state and district athletic her undergraduate degree in human, food, nutrition, Director of Wellness training associations. and exercise along with dietetics at Virginia Tech. While Haggard, 31, and his wife, Erin, have a daughter, at Tech, she competed as a scholarship student-athlete Reagan, and a son, Brewer. with the volleyball team and worked as a summer in- tern with Tech’s sports dietitian. She also received her master’s degree from the University of Florida, gaining experience as a graduate intern in the sports nutrition Dr. Evan Cohen Nathan Peck department. Upon completion of her master’s, she ob- tained her RD (registered dietitian credential). Team Chiropractor Assistant Football Athletic Trainer w Boyton is married to South Carolina men’s assistant Third Year At South Carolina basketball coach Mike Boynton. Nathan Peck begins his third season as an assistant athletic trainer at the Univer- sity of South Carolina. Peck assists with the football team and also has responsibilities with equestrian. Peck came to Columbia after at stint at Rice University where he was the primary athletic trainer for baseball for one year and with basketball for two, but he also assist- 39 gamecocksonline.com Athletics Administration CAROLINA FOOTBALL

Dr. Harris Pastides Dr. Zach Kelehear Marcy Girton Kevin O’Connell University President Athletics Director Faculty Representative Deputy Athletics Director Executive Associate Athletics Director

Intro Staff Players Review Records History Bowls Info

Judy Van Horn Jeff Davis Raymond Harrison Charles Waddell Senior Associate A.D./SWA Associate A.D./Facilities Associate A.D./Academic Services Associate Athletics Director

Jeff Tallant Jennifer Stiles Shawn Burke Duane Grooms Chief Financial Officer Senior Asst. A.D./Athletics Compliance Assistant A.D./Event Management Assistant A.D./Facilty Services

Steve Fink Lance Grantham John Kasik Eric Nichols Director–Media Relations Director–Ticket Operations Director–Sports Medicine Director–Marketing

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