COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Steve Spurrier told his team Monday night that he was retiring effective immediately.
Sources said that a press conference is set to held making the formal announcement Monday or Tuesday and an interim coach would be named at that time.
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Spurrier, 70, was in his 11th season as coach of the Gamecocks after returning to college football from a brief NFL career.
After returning Spurrier turned the Gamecocks into a winning program with three straight 11-win seasons from 2011 to 2013 but fell into a slump starting in 2014.