Tennessee-South Carolina Week 1 matchup headlined by program parallels

Tennessee-South Carolina Week 1 matchup headlined by program parallels.

Robert Muschamp — Tennessee defensive graduate assistant

Will Muschamp — South Carolina head coach

Robert Muschamp (39)
Oct 14, 2017; Knoxville, TN, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Will Muschamp during the second quarter against the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports

Will Muschamp enters his fifth season as South Carolina’s head coach. Robert Muschamp is taking part in his second season at Tennessee as a graduate assistant working under defensive line coach Jimmy Brumbaugh. Robert Muschamp played at Auburn and his senior season was in 2018.

The Muschamp’s are a football family.

They have a long history within college football. The fifth-year South Carolina head coach has brothers, Patrick and Mike, that played collegiately. Mike Muschamp played quarterback at Duke, while Patrick Muschamp was a center at Army.

Their father, Larry Muschamp, played at North Carolina. Larry’s father, Herbert, played at Penn State.

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