South Carolina’s 2015 campaign turned from bad to worse Saturday as the Gamecocks lost to FCS-level The Citadel 23-22 to record their eighth loss of the year. Needless to say, it wasn’t the kind of result that’s going to help interim head coach Shawn Elliott land the full-time gig.
A few hours after the contest, Twitter account @GamecockColonel dropped a completely fake news report, claiming that Elliott had quit on the team. The tweet, unfortunately, fooled a lot of people.
BREAKING: Shawn Elliott has resigned effective immediately. G.A. Mangus has been named the new interim head coach.