The South Carolina Gamecocks fired head coach Will Muschamp following Saturday’s embarrassing 59-42 loss to Ole Miss. The Gamecocks are 2-5 and are second to last in the SEC East.
South Carolina has three games left on its schedule, including a home game against the Georgia Bulldogs. Interestingly, South Carolina’s interim head coach will be former University of Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo.
Muschamp became head coach of South Carolina in 2015. His best season for the Gamecocks came in 2017, when he helped South Carolina go 9-4. Overall, he finished his career with a 28-30 record during his five seasons with South Carolina.
Muschamp was previously the head coach at Florida, where he went 28-21 over four seasons with the Gators. College football fans shouldn’t be surprised if Mushcamp ends up as a defensive coordinator for prominent SEC program for his next gig.
Here’s how SEC football Twitter reacted to the news of Muchamp’s firing:
Will Muschamp has been relieved of his duties. Mike Bobo has been named interim head coach. https://t.co/G3I7OfB65B
— Gamecock Football (@GamecockFB) November 16, 2020
Many of us can no longer call South Carolina boosters cheap. The next coach will see early how much football is worshiped in Columbia.
— Brad Crawford (@BCrawford247) November 16, 2020
Breaking: South Carolina has parted ways with head football coach Will Muschamp in the aftermath of the Gamecocks' third straight loss, a 59-42 setback to Ole Miss on Saturday, sources told ESPN's @ClowESPN. pic.twitter.com/w2wkNNcuYr
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) November 16, 2020
Will Muschamp was 28-30 at South Carolina.
He's 56-51 as a head coach.
Florida paid him a $6.3M to stop coaching their team. South Carolina will pay him $15,378,750 to not coach their team.
That's $21,678,750 to not coach football. https://t.co/LwHSCTZO8C
— Nick de la Torre (@NickdelaTorreGC) November 16, 2020
Shoutout to the anonymous boosters who picked up the check on Muschamp’s buyout. May your beers alway be cold and your tee shots always find a friendly bounce. pic.twitter.com/RTUrurrziG
— The Real USC (@BarstoolUofSC) November 16, 2020
Say what you want about Coach Muschamp but nobody can ever question his work ethic. No coach works harder. Unbelievable man and mentor. pic.twitter.com/yoi923gDxJ
— Elliott Fry (@elliott_fry22) November 16, 2020
WILL MUSCHAMP’S SOUTH CAROLINA RESUME 😳😳😳
28-30 record 💦💦💦
3-17 against top 25 teams 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻
1 bowl win 😎😎😎
0 SEC East titles 🔥🔥🔥
1 week in the top 25 💣💣💣
0-4 against Clemson 💯💯💯
1 leaked video 😈😈😈
$13.7 million buyout 💰💰💰
Thank you, Coach! 🐐🐐🐐 pic.twitter.com/wr4C42kTkx
— Austin Pendergist (@apthirteen) November 16, 2020