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Steve Spurrier sounds ready to return to coaching college football

ByPatrick Schmidt|
NORMAN, OK - SEPTEMBER 17: Steve Spurrier watches from the sideline prior to the game between Ohio State and Oklahoma at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 17, 2016 in Norman, Oklahoma. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK - SEPTEMBER 17: Steve Spurrier watches from the sideline prior to the game between Ohio State and Oklahoma at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 17, 2016 in Norman, Oklahoma. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

Legendary college football coach Steve Spurrier sounds like he’d like to get back on the sideline and get back into coaching.

College football is better with Steve Spurrier. The game has missed the affable Spurrier since he resigned midseason from his head coaching duties with the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2015.

At the time, Spurrier said he was resigning, not retiring. And after appearing on The Paul Finebaum Show on Thursday, it sounds like Spurrier is ready to get back at it.

Spurrier will turn 73 on April 20 but he told Finebaum he’s got that itch to coach again, and I have to say, I’m totally on board with that.

He has watched Florida closely since resigning abruptly in 2015 and he cites that as a reason that he’s got his coaching juices flowing again.

This isn’t uncommon for this time of year when spring practice is underway and the weather starts to get nice. We’ll see this later this summer in the NFL with players who retired having second thoughts about walking away from the game.

It’s only natural for Spurrier to feel this way about the game he gave his life to. He was a Heisman Trophy winner before becoming a Hall of Fame college coach who helped revolutionize passing offenses and helped make the Florida Gators football program into the powerhouse program it is today.

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Of course, no one is going to give Spurrier a head coaching opportunity right now. If he was serious about his desire to get back to coaching, it would have to be something very minimal that allows him to work with players and exchange ideas with coaches. But even then, that sounds like something that could interfere with the Head Ball Coach’s tee times. And if he’s not fully invested in this, there’s no point in this half measure.

At this stage of the game, Spurrier can be an ambassador of sorts, but his time drawing up concepts and calling plays is long gone. But I’d sure love to see him at least attend SEC Media Days so he can deliver a few quips and take a few shots at Tennessee for old times’ sake.

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