Monday, January 16, 2012

South Carolina Native to Be New USC Running Backs Coach

Steve Spurrier has completed his 2012 staff by hiring former Citadel running back Everette Sands to replace Jay Graham, who departed in December for his alma mater, Tennessee. Sands just completed his first season in Raleigh, as the Running Backs Coach for the N.C. State Wolfpack. Sands has been in the college coaching ranks for 16 years coaching mostly at the FBS & FCS levels at institutions like Elon (1996-98), The Citadel (1999-2000), Ohio University (2001-2004), The Citadel (2005-2010) and NC State (2011). Sands has coached almost his entire career at the Running Backs position.

The Conway, SC native inherits a loaded backfield in Columbia with the return of Marcus Lattimore, Brandon Wilds, Shon Carson, Kenny Miles and the expected signature of RB Mike Davis after his verbal commitment to USC this weekend.

During his one-year stint in Raleigh, Sands recruited two players during the 2011 cycle: Myrtle Beach DE Tyler Knox and RB Shadrach Thornton of Hinesville, GA.

As a player at The Citadel, Sands was an All-Southern Conference player all four years, 1990-1993, and never recorded a single negative yard in four college years of rushing the football.

Welcome to the Gamecocks Nation Coach Sands & family!

Go Gamecocks!

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