ACC coach reportedly to interview for South Carolina job, but is 'not interested and happy' where he is
Coaching carousel silly season is here with South Carolina being the first Power 5 vacancy of the 2020 season. We’ve got our first conflicting reports regarding a candidate for the Gamecocks job.
The Athletic reported that Louisville coach Scott Satterfield has an interview scheduled with South Carolina. Shortly after that was reported, Pat Forde of Yahoo shared, citing his sources, that, “Satterfield is not interested and happy at Louisville.”
Satterfield, 47, is in his second season at Louisville after previously coaching at App State, his alma mater. Satterfield is 62-35 as a head coach. Satterfield was 51-24 at App State, guiding the program to 3 straight conference championships (2016-18). At Louisville, he went 8-5 in Year 1, but the Cardinals are just 3-6 this season (Year 2).
As with most coaching searches, various names have been linked to the South Carolina job. Hugh Freeze was initially reported as the program’s top target. Former Gamecock Melvin Ingram weighed in that Shane Beamer was his pick. Reports that Army’s Jeff Monken had emerged as a candidate were not well-received by the fanbase.
News: After an Athletic report that South Carolina has an interview scheduled with Louisville coach Scott Satterfield, sources say Satterfield is “not interested and happy at Louisville.”
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) November 25, 2020
Coastal Carolina HC?!
Glad he’s not interested. You don’t have to coach much in the acc.
Didn’t you last coach come from the SEC?
Then it’s a good thing you dont have to win much at South Carolina.
South Carolina would be making a mistake hiring Satterfield, he’s incredibly overrated and Louisville gets the benefit of playing in a weak conference and the trash Atlantic Division(aside from Clemson obliterating the Red birds annually), yet they still suck.
Smartest move Louisville made, moving to the ACC. Put a little money into your football program and you can win 8-10 games a year and be nationally relevant.
They would have jumped into the SEC in a heartbeat but not with UK holding the veto pen.
Well, if you want a coach who is bad at lying, you found him.
Louisville , South Carolina ? same thing
Nah, cause even when SC sucks, they beat GA.
12 out of 100 aint too bad
I see you waited until after Saturday’s match up to post, couldn’t really say much before hand, I wonder why.
big buy- out $$$$$$$ only way to go at Vandy or sc
That’s any job in college football. It’s always funny that everyone team’s fan base thinks their team is elite, when honestly there are only a few elite programs at one time and unless you are Alabama or Clemson, right now, your team isn’t it. That means that there isn’t much difference in power 5 schools.
What about Willie Taggart?
How bout some more beans, Mr. Taggart?
Who is going to bribe sportswriters to vote for his program if he coaches at South Carolina?
Hahahaha nailed it!
He’s not high on the list. The interview is a courtesy.
So Rooster…Who is high on the list ? I’d hire Jamey Chadwell in a NY minute. He already is a successful head coach/knows SC recruiting well. I actually met him a couple times when he was head coach at Charleston Southern…impressed me as a professional.
Why not take the Alabama HC job when Saban retires?
Outside one, maybe a second, ACC team right now I dont think if you were looking at quality wins/programs you wont see much more than in the Sun Belt or AAC. Satterfield can be a big fish in that conference as opposed to the SEC. I’d put as much confidence in Napier or Chadwells performance against their competition, maybe more. Their credentials are very comparative. I know whats being said about Freeze and his baggage….but who would have thought you would see Liberty beating or even hanging with some ACC types in only the second year. Who even heard of Liberty before this year.
Just about every coach is a gamble!
Just a thought if Michigan fires Harbaugh what y’all think about maybe talkin with him. Again just throwing this out there why ya think?
Harbaugh ? You can’t be serious…he has made Big-Blue-Michigan an afterthought in the Big. He’ll go back to the NFL as they recycle bad coaches routinely every year. The Cocks do not need khaki-clad Harbaugh.
He is very experienced in losing games to a national title contending arch-rival, so that would be a job skill he’d be able to utilize at SC.
HAHA! Nice
It wouldn’t be a bad hire, but it’s not exactly like he’s lighting the world on fire at Louisville. 3-6 overall and 2-6 against a pretty soft ACC slate is nothing to brag about. And both of their wins are against the absolute dregs of the ACC, Syracuse and Florida State.
Not the guy I would throw a big check to in order to get him to move, I’ll say that.