It's never easy to replace a legend, and South Carolina is about to find out just how difficult it is.
Head coach Steve Spurrier abruptly resigned Tuesday as the head football coach of the Gamecocks, and co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Shawn Elliott stepped in to lead the program on an interim basis through the end of the season.
"It was only two years ago we were 11-2 and were ranked No. 4 in the country, but we slipped, and it's my fault, I'm the head coach and I'm responsible and it's time for me to get out of the way and let someone else have a go at it," Spurrier said, according to South Carolina's official site.