The South Carolina football program just had the best three-year run in school history. From 2011 to 2013, the Gamecocks had a three straight 11-2 seasons and had three straight top 10 finishes, including no. 4 in the final AP poll in 2013. They also made their first SEC championship game appearance in 2010.
Steve Spurrier spent 10 and a half seasons in Columbia, SC, where he led the Gamecocks to an 86-49 record. But after a 2-4 start to the 2015 season, Spurrier stepped down, and South Carolina football subsequently took a nosedive. And that leads us to no.