According to AM-560 in Columbia, SC, USC Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator Shawn Elliott has turned down an offer from University of Florida Head Football Coach Wil Muschamp to join the Gators football program. According to sources, Muschamp made a monetary offer to Coach Elliott of almost $100k more than the Camden, South Carolina native was awarded on Friday by the USC Board of Trustees.
Last Friday, the USC BOT increased the salaries of all of the USC football staff for the 2012 & 2013 seasons, except for Quarterbacks Coach G.A. Mangus, who is serving a university self-imposed penalty for his misconduct last July in Greenville, SC when he was arrested for urinating in public.
According to USC Athletics Director Eric Hyman, Elliott received a $115k raise for 2012 bringing his annual salary up to $300k. Coach Elliott earned $185k last season. In 2013, the Camden native’s salary will increase to $315k.
It is being reported that Muschamp offered Elliott around $400k per year to join the Gators staff over the weekend, but Coach Elliott turned down the Gators’ offer to remain in Columbia.
The former Appalachian State player and coach just completed his second season in Columbia coaching the offensive line. The Gamecocks made significant improvement in Coach Elliott’s second season finishing third in the SEC in Rushing Offense (192 rushing yards/game).
There are reports that Florida has hired Utah Offensive Line Coach Tim Davis since Elliott turned down the Gators overtures.
IMO, there are three coaches South Carolina cannot afford to lose: Coach Elliott, Coach Ward and Steve Spurrier. USC has dodged a major blow to the program and should feel indebted to Coach Elliott for his loyalty to the Gamecocks football program. It says a lot about how far Carolina football has advanced the last couple of years when USC coaches are turning down perennial SEC powers to stay in Columbia!
Go Gamecocks!
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