Even at 70, no slowing down for Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier - Charleston Post Courier
“I can go to the beach and stay four or five days, and, then hey, let’s get on out of here,” said South Carolina’s head football coach. Even at 70, there’s no slowing Spurrier, who’s still coaching, still exercising, still letting fly with one quip after another, and Tuesday still proved able to charm an SEC Media Days crowd curious as to why the league’s foremost septuagenarian... He left his postgame media conference without taking questions, he admitted the defeats took a toll on him, he sparked a debate over how much longer he might coach. He said he was on a two- to three-year plan, then on a four- to five-year plan, and in the end appeared rejuvenated by a bowl victory over Miami. One after another, the questions came about his age and how much longer he wants to coach. “Somebody said, ‘Why are you still coaching. ’ I said, ‘Well, I forgot to get fired, and I’m not going to cheat. ’ That’s about the way you lose your job,” said Spurrier, entering his 11th season at USC. He said he works out more during the season than most coaches do. He said the addition of new coordinator Jon Hoke makes him believe the Gamecocks will be better on defense than they were in last season’s 7-6 campaign. He said his whole family is in Columbia except for one daughter Amy, who lives in Panama City, Fla. Source: www.postandcourier.com
