South Carolina’s football program was at a bit of a crossroads as the calender turned from 2004 to 2005. While the Lou Holtz’s Gamecocks has finished bowl eligible for the first time in three seasons, they didn’t go to one due to the ugly brawl vs Clemson that marred what would turn out to be Holtz’s last game in charge. A slew of off the field problems that stemmed from reactions to the bowl ban left the program at a crossroads. Less than a week after Lou Holtz made his retirement from coaching official, Steve Spurrier was announced as the head ball coach in Columbia.
Ten Seasons of Spurrier
