Will Muschamp Named South Carolina's Head Football Coach

South Carolina is looking to move on to the next chapter in its program's history after former head football coach Steve Spurrier retired midseason and has tabbed Will Muschamp as the man to lead the team forward.

Earlier in the day, Thayer Evans and Pete Thamel of Sports Illustrated reported Muschamp had "agreed in principle" to take the position, citing sources. 

South Carolina looked at numerous candidates for the position, with Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez took to Twitter to confirm his commitment to his current team, saying, "Happy and honored to be an Arizona Wildcat!! Bear Down!!"

On Dec. 3, Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle reported South Carolina had been in contact with California head coach Sonny Dykes.

Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports reported on Nov. 25 Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart was "emerging as a front-runner" for the South Carolina job. Smart eventually landed in Georgia, where he took over for Mark Richt.