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Steve Spurrier gives endorsement to Will Muschamp hire

South Carolina's decision to hire Will Muschamp has been universally panned.

Or worse.

Just this week, ESPN's Travis Haney ranked the Muschamp hire No. 13 out of 13 Power 5 head coaching hires.

But there is one person out there with a sense of optimism about Muschamp coming in. And that person is Steve Spurrier, the coach Muschamp is tasked with replacing.

“I think Will Muschamp is going to do a very good job here," Spurrier told ESPN.com by phone on Thursday. "He’s already got started. It seems like he’s got several good commitments already and recruiting is the priority as we all know, so I think Will Muschamp and his staff are on the way to being successful.