Tim Fletcher: Steve Spurrier Retires

Tim Fletcher: Steve Spurrier Retires

BATON ROUGE, LA - OCTOBER 10: Head coach Les Miles of the LSU Tigers greets head coach Steve Spurrier of the South Carolina Gamecocks at midfield prior to a game at Tiger Stadium on October 10, 2015 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Steve Spurrier, the winningest coach at Florida AND South Carolina, announced his unexpected, immediate retirement as the Gamecocks head coach Monday afternoon.

Spurrier never had a losing season as the South Carolina head coach in his previous ten years in Columbia. After losing to LSU this past Saturday in Baton Rouge, South Carolina fell to 2-4 overall, 0-4 in SEC.

Spurrier guided the Gamecocks to a bowl game in each of his previous ten seasons, including last year, when they made their way to Shreveport for the Independence Bowl, a 24-21 win over Miami.

-Tim Fletcher

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