But he’s also aware of how bad the worst-case scenarios can be. We’ve dealt with it a lot over the years.”īyrne doesn’t want to be the No Fun Police when it comes to discouraging one of the oldest celebration traditions in college sports. … Obviously it’s something that’s really important for us as a university. But until it happens to you on a regular basis, I don’t think it becomes as big an issue for you. “Georgia, it’s been a challenge for them. “Obviously, Kentucky in men’s basketball, it’s been a challenge for them,” Byrne said. By its very makeup, that’s a committee predisposed to ratchet up the disincentives for fans invading the playing surface. Athletic director Mitch Barnhart is on the committee that was appointed by SEC commissioner Greg Sankey last fall to address postgame safety, along with Byrne and Georgia AD Josh Brooks (whose school is next up to be stormed in football, should the two-time national champions ever lose again). Kentucky is the basketball equivalent of Alabama in the SEC-the perennial power that tends to bring fans out of the stands after a loss on the road. “I think there’s better education we can do.” “Is there a way to do some fines in a little more creative way? Some of those things are being discussed right now that may get everybody’s attention,” Byrne said Wednesday. But other ideas are being bandied about this week at SEC spring meetings. “I don’t know how much support has,” Byrne said. Coming off consecutive non-winning seasons, LSU beat Alabama 32–31 in overtime. Last year, after losses at Tennessee and LSU, an Alabama player and staffer were involved in confrontations with fans who came on the field: Tide receiver Jermaine Burton struck a Tennessee fan in Knoxville, and staffer Evan Van Nostrand needed security to get off the field in Baton Rouge after being accosted by an LSU fan. The Crimson Tide has been on the wrong end of field stormings the past seven times they’ve lost on the road, dating back to the Kick Six game at Auburn in 2013. If your school is in the third camp, the idea doesn’t sound quite so radical.Įnter Greg Byrne, Alabama athletic director. If your school is in either of the first two camps, you’re probably not in love with the rule revisions that could include taking away a home game from any school that violates the SEC sportsmanship policy by storming the field or court. With an offensive coordinator now in place, the Gamecocks can begin hitting the recruiting trail hard, while also focusing on assembling their defensive staff.When it comes to the outlook on fans storming the football field or basketball court, the Southeastern Conference membership can be divided into three groups: those who do the storming after an upset win, those who aspire to do the storming but haven’t pulled off a sufficiently huge upset and those who are stormed upon. Former line coach Will Friend, who joined the staff in Columbia a couple of weeks ago, is following Mike Bobo to Auburn. With the hire, the Gamecocks’ offensive staff is nearly complete, missing just an offensive line coach. His 2013 offense averaged nearly 400 yards a contest, and Satterfield helped guide the Owls to the AAC title game two years later. After moving on to the same role with Temple, he led the Owls to its best offensive putout in more than 30 years.
His only SEC experience comes as a graduate assistant under Phil Fulmer at Tennessee.Īs an offensive coordinator with Chattanooga, Satterfield’s offense ranked 11th nationally, scoring 49 touchdowns and averaging 430 yards a game. Satterfield’s experience includes roles as offensive coordinator and recruiting director, as well as coaching wideouts, tight ends, and in the the trenches. He was also a head coach at Tennessee Tech. Prior to his stint with the Panthers, Satterfield spent time on staffs at Baylor, Temple, East Tennessee State, Richmond, Chattanooga, UT Martin, and Western Carolina. Satterfield is finishing up his first season with Carolina, after being a long-time college assistant. Joe Person, the Carolina Panthers beat writer for The Athletic, has reported that the Gamecocks will hire Panthers offensive line coach Marcus Satterfield to be their next play caller. Less than 24 hours after losing then offensive coordinator Mike Bobo to the Auburn Tigers, Shane Beamer and the South Carolina football staff have made a new hire at the position. By Jacob Elsey 2 years ago South Carolina football has its next OC.
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