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Jerri Spurrier recovering after ‘scary’ incident, long hospital stay | The State

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Jerri Spurrier, wife of former South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier and the one-time First Lady of the SEC, is recovering at the couple’s home after a scary medical situation.

“That was sort of a serious deal,” Steve Spurrier told The State. “We did a little praying.”

Jerri Spurrier was hospitalized in Gainesville, Fla., for eight days after a ruptured appendix led to a serious infection.

“She had tubes in her arm, and they put that one down her nose,” Steve Spurrier said. “Oh, it was ugly there for a while, but she’s much better now.