USC Special Teams Coach Accepts Position at Penn State

According to Tony Morrell of TheBigSpur and AM-560 in Columbia, sources say South Carolina Special Teams Coach John Butler has accepted a position at Penn State University on Bill O’Brien’s football staff. Butler just completed his first season as USC’s Special Teams Coach and Spurs Coach. He came to South Carolina in January 2011 via the Houston Texans. Prior to that, Butler served on former Golden Gopher’s Head Coach Tim Brewster’s staff at Minnesota, where he coached special teams and linebackers. Steve Spurrier must now hire three new coaches (Running Backs, Linebackers & Special Teams) to fill out his 2012 staff.

Under Spurrier the Gamecocks have cycled through several special teams coaches. Fred Goldsmith, Ray Rychleski, Shane Beamer and John Butler to name a few former special teams coaches under Spurrier at South Carolina.