South Carolina’s Spurrier retires
South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier has told his players he is retiring, effective immediately. The 70-year-old informed players of his decision Monday night, said a person close to the situation. The Gamecocks are 2-4 and 0-4 in the NCAA’s Southeastern Conference for the first time in Spurrier’s 23 seasons coaching in the league at Florida and South Carolina. Spurrier, who played 10 years in the NFL, considered leaving the Gamecocks last December after they went 6-6. But the team defeated Miami in the Independence Bowl last December, a victory that seemed to re-energize him.