South Carolina coach Chad Holbrook resigned on Wednesday after five seasons as the head coach of the Gamecocks.
Holbrook met with Carolina Athletics Director Ray Tanner earlier this week to make his case to return to USC.
USC missed the postseason this year for the second time in three seasons after making it 15 consecutive years from 2000-2014.
Holbrook finishes his time at USC with a record of 200-106, including an 81-67 mark in SEC play.
Holbrook was an assistant coach under Ray Tanner for USC’s back-to-back national titles in 2010 and 2011 and was also an assistant when the Gamecocks returned to the national championship series in 2012.