Steve Spurrier
Steve Spurrier
Stephen Orr Spurrieris a former American football player and coach, having served as the head coach of three college and two professional teams. Spurrier was also noteworthy as a standout college football player, and he spent a decade playing professionally in the National Football League. Spurrier retired from coaching in 2015 and now serves as an ambassador and consultant for the University of Florida's athletic department...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth20 April 1945
CountryUnited States of America
He's still gimpy. But he's not much of a runner, anyway. So hopefully he won't have to move around too much. Get rid of it quickly.
He's still on my team. Because I might would've done the same thing as a college kid when somebody took the bowl game away. ... You get mad and you get over it. Those guys, I don't really have a problem with it.
He does an awful lot around here. He's just going to handle it through February and then we'll go from there.
I salute and praise the people in Shreveport for having this bowl for 30 years. I know it's not always easy keeping these things alive, but I think the Independence Bowl is the 11th-oldest bowl in the country, so they have done a super job here.
Our plan will be about like everyone else's - not try to let him run all over the place. Our players know what they have to do. They have to contain. You don't just run straight at a quarterback who looks like him. Hopefully, our guys will get off blocks and sort of corral him.
I always liked visors but the sun hits you from all sides, and with this, you can really cover up,
That's what we have the opportunity do here. South Carolina has never won the (SECt) East, never won the SEC, never been to a major bowl. There's all kind of first things that are available here; 14-0 is about the only thing there (at Florida) that hasn't been done.
I said, 'Dang, we've got big, strong, good-looking offensive linemen. How come they're not blocking as well as I hope? I'm trying to figure that out.
But every now and then if the situation arises where we need to get out of a play and do something else, I think he's ready to do that.
If he touches it, he's going to come down with it, ... He has tremendous leaping ability. When in trouble, we say throw it high to Sidney.
I don't want to praise our guys too much for beating this team. Had a few good plays here and there. Still a long way off.
He's maybe the biggest guy we have signed. He can move and, as you can see, was rated very high.
The time I went there, they weren't near the team they are now, ... The fans left by the third quarter, I think, the last time I was there. A different environment, completely different. A different team. A different head coach.
He's had a wonderful career here, a good guy who has played well. He's had a wonderful attitude all the way through. He's an upbeat, positive young man who is fun to be around.