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Posted on 1/24/16 at 11:04 am to scrooster
Posted on 1/24/16 at 11:04 am to scrooster
Another name for Coach #9:
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Former Florida star linebacker and 14-year NFL veteran linebacker Mike Peterson is someone to keep an eye on for the final on the field coaching spot at South Carolina. Here is a link to an article that was written when Muschamp hired him at Florida in 2013: LINK
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Posted on 1/25/16 at 8:12 pm to CayceCock13
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South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp has made his final assistant coach hire. Mike Peterson will round out the staff and be the final assistant coach under Muschamp, according to multiple sources.
Peterson returned to Florida as an off-field assistant coach in 2013 under Muschamp.
Peterson played college football at Florida under Steve Spurrier. He had a 14-year NFL career that ended in 2012. In the NFL, he had 950 career tackles. At Florida, he was a first-team All-American.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 8:28 pm to CayceCock13
Sounds like a solid hire and certainly someone with ample knowledge of what it takes not only to get to the pros, but what it takes to stay there. Now we got the staff completed, so we can now move forward full steam ahead!!
Posted on 1/25/16 at 8:31 pm to CayceCock13
That's an awesome hire actually ... I'm really surprised McElwain didn't hire him at UF. Was talking to a big time Gator booster buddy of mine in Eustice today and that guy is one of the most respected Gators ever.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:59 am to CayceCock13
Have they announced what position he is coaching so I can put it in the OP?
Posted on 1/26/16 at 7:11 am to Cockopotamus
ETA:
Outside Linebackers
However I bet he helps with all LB's, when Hutzler is doing work with Spec Teams.
The press release that just came makes not of him coaching OLB's
Outside Linebackers
However I bet he helps with all LB's, when Hutzler is doing work with Spec Teams.
The press release that just came makes not of him coaching OLB's
This post was edited on 1/26/16 at 10:33 am
Posted on 1/26/16 at 8:01 am to CockInYourEar
I like this hire. He's from the Gainesville, FL area, but spent part of a very long 14 yr NFL career in JAX and ATL. He has the Mike Peterson Foundation, which is a charitable organization for poor students, still active in JAX, ATL and Gainesville.
He'll be a guy that can tell the recruits, "I know what it takes to be All SEC, All American, a low round draft pick, and have a 14 year career in the NFL, b/c I did it."
He already got his feet wet with coaching at florida a couple years ago.
We'll have to see how he does as a recruiter, but someone who's had a kids charity for over a decade has to already have the ability to speak to and mentor the youths.
He'll be a guy that can tell the recruits, "I know what it takes to be All SEC, All American, a low round draft pick, and have a 14 year career in the NFL, b/c I did it."
He already got his feet wet with coaching at florida a couple years ago.
We'll have to see how he does as a recruiter, but someone who's had a kids charity for over a decade has to already have the ability to speak to and mentor the youths.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 9:49 am to CockInYourEar
Article on Lance Thompson (from the upstate of all places.)
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/usc/2016/01/26/thompson-confidant-gamecock-staff/79335000/
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/usc/2016/01/26/thompson-confidant-gamecock-staff/79335000/
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COLUMBIA – Spend a few minutes with Lance Thompson and it is easy to understand why he is considered one of the nation’s best recruiters.
South Carolina’s Assistant Head Coach for Defense is engaging, gives long and involved answers and is confident he has the answer for the type of players needed to build a successful college football program.
While it means doing extensive homework, Thompson is confident it can and will be done at USC.
“At the end of the day you turn on the tape, you want to see a football player,” said Thompson who coached linebackers at Auburn last season. “But you can’t have a lot of small guys. You can’t have a lot of slow guys. You want a lot of big guys that are fast.
“It’s not rocket science. I think the personality, the chemistry, is huge. I think the messaging, the way you view your team psychologically, that’s huge.”
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:12 pm to CockInYourEar
I like the Peterson hire a lot. He was a great Falcon, played hard every game, and was essentially a coach on the field. He was lauded as being exceptionally bright by that Falcons staff. Should see Skai exceed under his tutelage.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:17 pm to CockInYourEar
Lance Romance is good with the ladies too ... probably for the same reasons.
But we do have to love this staff mUSChamp has assembled ... if they can coach, because they sure can recruit. No telling what these guys can do on the recruiting trail once they've had time to build relationships in this state and expand on their relationships in other states. We could see our recruiting footprint really spread out - IF we have success on the field and show tangible improvement from game one.
ETA: Meet the new staff, one by one, about two minutes for each at your leisure via youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watchSCcoaches
But we do have to love this staff mUSChamp has assembled ... if they can coach, because they sure can recruit. No telling what these guys can do on the recruiting trail once they've had time to build relationships in this state and expand on their relationships in other states. We could see our recruiting footprint really spread out - IF we have success on the field and show tangible improvement from game one.
ETA: Meet the new staff, one by one, about two minutes for each at your leisure via youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watchSCcoaches
This post was edited on 1/26/16 at 3:49 pm
Posted on 3/29/16 at 6:49 am to scrooster
Former Gamecock QB and NFL Veteran, Corey Jenkins, was hired to our S&C staff and he will also help Lance Thompson with the DL.
Posted on 3/29/16 at 12:43 pm to CockInYourEar
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Former Gamecock QB and NFL Veteran, Corey Jenkins, was hired to our S&C staff and he will also help Lance Thompson with the DL.
I heard about that a couple of days ago ... he'll be a great addition. He was always a beast in the weight room and a true blue Gamecock to his core.
He's a leader too - he's just got that going for him. Kids look up to him. He's going to be a real asset in the weight room and out on the field during the off season.
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