Marcus Lattimore gets his degree — and a coaching job

Jackie Sherrill spent 26 seasons as a college head coach, and his longest tenure was a 13-year run at Mississippi State.

Sherrill, who played for Bear Bryant at Alabama, had was a head coach at Washington State, Pitt and Texas A&M. He finished his coaching career in 2003 at Mississippi State and owns a 180-120-4 career record.

Sherrill recently had a sitdown with GN contributor Jake Wimberly. Here are some highlights from their talk.

Let’s start with Steve Spurrier – someone you know well, coached against. Looking back on his legacy, what does his career mean to the SEC and college football?

You go all the way back to him growing up in Tennessee – such a competitor in high school. He wasn’t a…