Chad Holbrook didn’t have to thank the University of South Carolina.
It’s the school that gave him his first head coaching job, but also the one where things went awry. So awry he resigned after the 2017 season, leading to him landing at College of Charleston this week.
He’d have every right to hold a grudge, but Friday morning, as he went though his introductory press conference, he only expressed gratitude to the school he left.
“I want to thank the University of South Carolina,” Holbrook said. “I see a former player here today, and that means the world to me.