South Carolina reportedly hires FBS head coach as offensive assistant

South Carolina hires the Georgia State head coach, who had been in charge of the Panthers since 2017, as an offensive assistant.

According to multiple reports, Georgia State head coach Shawn Elliott is expected to be hired as the new tight ends coach at South Carolina.

Elliott has been the head coach of the Panthers program since 2017 and has amassed a combined 41-44 overall record during that span. Across those seven seasons, Elliott led Georgia State to five bowl games, with his best year having been an 8-5 campaign in 2021, as well as their record in bowl games being 4-1.

Elliott now returns to South Carolina where he spent from 2010-16 in a variety of different assistant coaching roles, as well as having served as the interim head coach back in 2015, leading the Gamecocks to a 1-5 record.

South Carolina is coming off a 2023 season in which they finished at 5-7 overall as well as 3-5 in SEC play.

The Gamecocks tight end room will feature the likes of Joshua Simon, Connor Cox, Maurice Brown II, Lukas Vozeh, Nick Elksnis, Reid Mikeska, Brady Hunt, and Will Helmadollar.