Shawn Elliott (born June 26, 1973) is an

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coach and former player, currently the head football coach at

Georgia State University Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a Public university, public research university in Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is also the ...

. He served as the interim head football coach at the University of South Carolina, a position he assumed on October 13, 2015. Elliott joined the

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coaching staff in 2010 as the team's running game coordinator under

Steve Spurrier Stephen Orr Spurrier (born April 20, 1945) is an American former American football, football quarterback and coach who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons before coaching for 38 years, primarily in college. He is often ...

. He was later named the co-

offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of an American football or Canadian football team who is in charge of the team's offense. Generally, along with the defensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator, this coach re ...

and offensive line coach. A day after South Carolina head coach Spurrier's resignation, Elliott was elevated to the position of head coach on an interim basis.

Coaching career

After graduating from

Appalachian State University Appalachian State University (; Appalachian, App State, App, or ASU) is a public university in Boone, North Carolina. It was founded as a teachers college in 1899 by brothers B. B. and D. D. Dougherty and the latter's wife, Lillie Shull Dough ...

in 1996, Elliott joined the team's coaching staff under Jerry Moore. He was part of a staff that led the Mountaineers to three straight

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s, from 2005 to 2007. He remained with the team until after the 2009 season, when he joined the staff of South Carolina. On December 8, 2016, it was announced that Elliott accepted the head coaching position at

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Personal life

A native of

Camden, South Carolina Camden is the largest city and county seat of Kershaw County, South Carolina. The population was 7,764 in the 2020 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Camden is the oldest inland city in South Caro ...

, Elliott is married to Summer. They have two children.

Head coaching record

Notes

References

External links

Georgia State profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Shawn 1973 births Living people American football defensive ends Appalachian State Mountaineers football coaches Appalachian State Mountaineers football players Georgia State Panthers football coaches South Carolina Gamecocks football coaches People from Camden, South Carolina