South Carolina football is looking for an RB coach.
The Gamecocks technical team had just been completed with the recent signing of offensive line coach Greg Adkins five days ago. Now, this team is missing a piece, with running back coach Des Kitchings taking a position on the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons.
Kitchings had only been on the show for one season, but what a season that was. South Carolina saw tailback Kevin Harris lead the SEC in the race over the regular season’s 10-game list, totaling 1,138 yards on 185 loads. His average of 6.2 yards per transport set a new school record, while the sensational second year achieved the reward on 16 occasions (15 rush, 1 rec).
South Carolina also saw an initial impact from freshman Rashad Amos, who ran 100 yards in 18 runs.
Kitchings becomes the second running back coach in so many seasons to leave the program in place of the NFL, joining Thomas Brown, who accepted a position at the Los Angeles Rams after the 2019 campaign.
Kitchings was a remnant of the previous team, and it looked like the South Carolina native was about to stay in Columbia next season, but the Falcons’ offer was too good to be rejected.
He becomes the latest in a series of Gamecock trainers to be hunted after signing contracts with the university, joining Mike Bobo, Tracy Rocker and Will Friend, who left for Auburn. Rocker has since taken on a role with Detroit Lions.
Now, the search for a new coaching position will begin. The new assistant will take over a running back room that includes Harris, Amos, ZaQuandre White and former five-star recruit MarShawn Lloyd. Stay tuned to Garnet and Cocky for updates and possible candidates for the newly opened role.