re: why do we have to wait for an NFL guy?

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You don't want Bennet but pray for Nix who was fired year before last. Makes sense

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he wasnt fired:


COLUMBIA - South Carolina is losing defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix to a school in Mississippi after all. Just not the one everyone initially thought it might be.

Ole Miss announced Tuesday afternoon that Nix will move across the conference to become the Rebels' new defensive coordinator.

A pay raise and the chance to work closer to home - Nix has spent most of his life in Alabama and Mississippi - played heavily in the decision, which ostensibly appears to be a lateral move for a man who was recently involved in discussions for the Southern Miss head coaching vacancy.

"Change is part of this profession and I think the best thing for me at this time is to go work for the University of Mississippi and see what we can get done there," Nix said through USC. "It will be great to be closer to home."

USC coach Steve Spurrier was returning from a weekend in New York when he learned of Nix's decision.

"We wish him the very best at Ole Miss except when they play the Gamecocks," Spurrier said in a statement. "We understand change is part of the coaching profession and hopefully this will be a good move for everyone."