&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:2017-0724-SBCmd-ShawnElliott.png) Elliott at 2017 Sun Belt Media Day | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Tight ends coach, run game coordinator |
| Team | South Carolina |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 26, 1973 Camden, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1995 | Appalachian State |
| Position(s) | Defensive end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–1998 | Appalachian State (def. asst.) |
| 1999–2000 | Appalachian State (TE) |
| 2001–2009 | Appalachian State (OL) |
| 2010–2011 | South Carolina (OL/RGC) |
| 2012–2015 | South Carolina (co-OC/OL) |
| 2015 | South Carolina (interim HC) |
| 2016 | South Carolina (OL) |
| 2017–2023 | Georgia State |
| 2024–present | South Carolina (TE/RGC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 42–49 |
| Bowls | 4–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-SoCon (1995) | |
Shawn Elliott (born June 26, 1973) is an American college football coach and former player who is currently the tight ends coach and run game coordinator at the University of South Carolina, a position he has held since the 2024 season. Elliott served as the interim head football coach at the University of South Carolina for the final six games of the 2015 season. He joined the South Carolina Gamecocks football coaching staff in 2010 as the team's running game coordinator under Steve Spurrier. He was later named the co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. A day after South Carolina head coach Spurrier's resignation, Elliott was elevated to the position of head coach on an interim basis. He was then the Head Coach of Georgia State University from 2017-2024. [1] On Feb 15, 2024, Shawn Elliott addressed members of team and staff before officially resigning his position as head coach of Georgia State to become an assistant coach at South Carolina.[2]
- ^ "Shawn Elliott named USC's interim football coach". Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ Staff, The Athletic College Football. "Ga. State names strength coach interim HC after Shawn Elliott resignation". The Athletic. Retrieved February 17, 2024.