New South Carolina coach Will Muschamp has has hired former NFL linebacker Mike Peterson — a Florida alum — to become an assistant, and multiple media reports say Peterson will be the Gamecocks’ inside linebacker coach.
Peterson’s hire completes Muschamp’s coaching staff.
He started his coaching career as a graduate assistant in 2013 under Muschamp at Florida. In 2014, Peterson was named a full-time coach in the Gators’ strength and conditioning program. After not being retained by Florida’s new staff, Peterson spent this past season as a coaching intern for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Peterson went to high school in Alachua, Fla.