South Carolina Hires Ex-Georgia State Head Coach Elliott As Tight Ends Coach – News18

COLUMBIA, S.C.: South Carolina’s board of trustees on Friday accredited a 3-yr contract for ex-Georgia State head coach Shawn Elliott to educate tight ends for the Gamecocks.

Elliott’s deal runs by means of Dec. 31, 2026. He can even be run recreation coordinator, a title he held whereas was an assistant coach at South Carolina for Steve Spurrier and Will Muschamp.

Elliott will earn $750,000 for his first two seasons and $775,000 for his third yr. South Carolina can even pay Georgia State $150,000 on Elliott’s behalf as a part of his buyout together with his old-fashioned.

The place grew to become obtainable when South Carolina assistant Justin Stepp left to change into extensive receivers coach at Illinois earlier this month.

It’s the fourth new assistant for the reason that season ended for Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer. Special groups coordinator Pete Lembo left to change into Buffalo’s head coach and Jody Wright took over as Murray State head coach. Running backs coach Montario Hardesty was not retained.

Elliott spent seven seasons teaching the offensive line at South Carolina from 2010-16. He was additionally the Gamecocks interim head coach in 2015 when Spurrier stepped down in midseason.

Elliott went to Georgia State in 2017, going 41-44. He led the Panthers to 5 bowl video games and gained 4 of them.

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