On a day when his coaching tree branched out to Ohio, South Carolina's Steve Spurrier did not endorse Eric Wolford's jump to Youngstown State.Wolford was introduced as the Penguins' coach Tuesday afternoon, ending his tenure as the Gamecocks' offensive line coach and run game coordinator after one season.
Spurrier tried to talk Wolford into staying at USC. But the 38-year-old called Spurrier on Tuesday to tell him he was leaving for the FCS school in his hometown.
"If it's a good decision, time will tell. I didn't think it was the right decision for him right now," Spurrier said. "But we all have choices to make, and that's what he wanted to do. He wanted to go back to his hometown and be a head coach."
Graduate assistant Andy Boyd, a former USC tight end who worked with Wolford this season, will serve as the interim line coach until Spurrier hires a replacement. That likely will not happen before the Gamecocks' Jan. 2 matchup with Connecticut in the Papajohns.com Bowl.
"We're not going to be in a big hurry," Spurrier said. "We're going to get the best guy we can."
Spurrier said he had a stack of applicants interested in becoming the Gamecocks' third line coach in as many years. While acknowledging staff movement is part of college coaching, Spurrier said he did not expect to be hiring for the line position again so soon.
"I thought he'd be here longer than one (season)," Spurrier said. "But he got a head-coaching opportunity, and that's what he wanted. So we'll move on."
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