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Steve Spurrier to Coach Alliance of American Football's Orlando Team

Hall of Famer Steve Spurrier will return to coach the Orlando team of the Alliance of American Football, the league announced Saturday.

"The fact I can do this in Orlando makes it that much sweeter," Spurrier said. "I’m fired up and ready to go.”

He added it offers a "unique opportunity to get back into coaching."

Spurrier, 72, last coached South Carolina from 2005 to 2015, before resigning halfway through the season.

He won the Heisman trophy in 1966 while at Florida before playing 10 years in the NFL. Spurrier coached 12 years at Florida, becoming the winningest coach in school history and leading the team to a 1996 national championship.