Before Woods was hired last week, USC had been the last college head-coaching stop for the Gamecocks’ previous 10 coaches, beginning with Rex Enright in 1955 and continuing through Lou Holtz 50 years later.
Enright and Holtz were the only two who retired. Joe Morrison died of a heart attack on Feb. 5, 1989, after playing racquetball at Williams-Brice Stadium. The other seven coaches either were fired or resigned under pressure.
Woods takes over a VMI program that has not had a winning season since 1981 and went 2-9 last year. Woods, who will be introduced at VMI on Friday, agreed to a five-year deal with an annual base salary of $122,000, according to The Roanoke Times.
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