COLUMBIA, S.C. — Newly hired South Carolina assistant Shawn Elliott did not leave his job as Georgia State's head coach because of challenges with NIL, retaining players or other changes in college football.
His reasons were a lot closer to home. For all of his seven seasons with the Panthers, Elliott maintained his family home in Columbia and frequently commuted the 220 miles each way to Atlanta.
"The most important people in my life live in the state of South Carolina and the Columbia area," Elliott said Tuesday.
Elliott's departure came earlier this month after the team already had begun spring practice.