- ABC News
- November 16, 2020
South Carolina has parted ways with football coach Will Muschamp in the aftermath of the Gamecocks' third straight straight loss, a 59-42 setback to Ole Miss on Saturday, sources told ESPN. Offensive coordinator Mike Bobo will be the Gamecocks' interim coach, a source told ESPN's Adam Rittenberg. Bobo is the former head coach at Colorado State. The Gamecocks (2-5) have allowed a total of 159 points during their three-game losing streak and gave up 708 yards of total offense in the loss to Ole Miss. Muschamp, in his fifth season as South Carolina's coach, was 28-30 overall. Muschamp recorded more wins in his first three seasons (22) than any coach in school history and trailed only Steve Spurrier (28) after four seasons as South Carolina's coach. But the Gamecocks finished 4-8 a year ago and have lost 14 of their past 20 games dating back to the 28-0 Belk Bowl defeat to Virginia to end the 2018 season. According to the terms of Muschamp's...