This is a pretty big hire for the Georgia State Panthers.
Per 247Sports, Georgia State will name former South Carolina interim head coach Shawn Elliott to the same position.
BREAKING: #Gamecocks OL coach Shawn Elliott has accepted the Georgia State job. Details: https://t.co/ZvSjdNywlR
— TheBigSpur.com (@TheBigSpur247) December 8, 2016
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Elliott was named the South Carolina interim coach last season with Steve Spurrier suddenly retired. The Gamecocks went 1-5 under Elliott, which totaled to a 3-9 record for the 2015 season. Elliott went back to coaching the offensive line this season under new head coach Will Muschamp.
Georgia State fired head coach Trent Miles after a loss in Week 11 of the season dropped them to a 2-8 record. Elliott will be Georgia State's third coach in the football program's eight-year history.
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