Will Muschamp reacts to overtures to his assistants from other SEC schools
By Keith Farner
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Depending on the day of the week and the SEC school, at least three South Carolina assistants have been mentioned as possible candidates for jobs across the SEC.
There’s Bobby Bentley to Auburn, Dan Werner to Ole Miss and Bryan McClendon to Tennessee. McClendon was also mentioned as a possibility for the head coaching job at East Carolina. Two of those positions have been filled. In his Belk Bowl preview press conference for the game on Dec. 29, coach Will Muschamp was asked about the overtures, and if he’s worried.
“Absolutely not,” Muschamp said, according to The State. “We’ve got a great place.”
Muschamp said he expects the staff to remain intact going into next season.
Since Muschamp took over three years ago, seven of the nine assistants remain with the Gamecocks. The program has only lost Eric Wolford and Kurt Roper.
“It’s flattering and says a lot about our staff,” Muschamp said. “We’ve had a bunch of coaches get other opportunities, and they’re staying in South Carolina.”
Unpacking more from Belk Bowl avail earlier today, #Gamecocks HC Will Muschamp calls the overtures to lure assistants Bentley and Werner "flattering", but believes that his staff will remain intact through the bowl and going into next year.
— SportsTalk Media Network (@sportstalksc) December 13, 2018
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
