Steve Spurrier is an alliterative name that has long been associated with another alliteration: win-win. Most seasons when Spurrier coached your football program, that’s what you got. Spurrier announced his abrupt retirement from coaching just four games into an uncharacteristically winless 2015 season with the South Carolina Gamecocks.
[Steve Spurrier Is Going To Florida, Yes — Crescent Beach]
Spurrier is 70 and retires as the winningest coach in both South Carolina and Florida Gators history. Nick Saban, head coach at Alabama and college football sage, told ESPN about the retirement, “I hate it for Steve and I hate it for college football.” Some other football lifers expressed similar regret and praise.
Thank you, Coach Spurrier, for paving the way and showing us all what greatness truly is. #GoGators #HBC https://t.co/IHyB2loloX
— Jim McElwain (@CoachMcElwain) October 13, 2015
What a crazy day… I am blessed to say I was coached by a legend. Best of luck to you Coach Spurrier. Stay cocky! pic.twitter.com/FQPd6ptS5C — Christian Pellage (@CPellageNCT15) October 13, 2015
Steve Spurrier is a living legend in college football. It was an honor to play for a Heisman trophy winner, but a true innovator of the game
— Jesse James Palmer (@JessePalmerABC) October 13, 2015
This tweet from @MarkEnnis has stuck with me on why I seem to like Spurrier so much. https://t.co/bUjeIzMfYh — Kevin Trahan (@k_trahan) October 13, 2015
Mane I hate to hear about Coach Spurrier retiring. It was an honor to play for him. #SECLegend
— Darian Stewart (@darianstewart26) October 13, 2015
