Source: Pete Lembo not pursuing Towson opening
Despite rumors floating around on Monday, Gamecock Central has been told by a reliable source that South Carolina special teams coordinator/associate head coach Pete Lembo is not pursuing the head coach opening at Towson.
Hired by Shane Beamer in Dec. of 2020, Lembo has helped turn South Carolina into one of the best special teams programs in the country. USC’s special teams efficiency this season is 82.2, which ranks first in FBS.
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The Gamecocks rank No.3 in FBS for blocked kicks with six. They rank sixth in kickoff return average and have one of the best punters and place kickers in the country. Punter Kai Kroeger 2022 is one of ten finalists for the Ray Guy Award, which recognizes the nation’s top punter. Meanwhile, Mitch Jeter hasn’t missed a kick, following in the footsteps of USC’s all-time scoring leader Parker White.
“He’s obviously phenomenal from a special teams standpoint,” said Shane Beamer, earlier this month about Lembo. “He and Stanton Weber (USC Special Teams Analyst) do a great job. It’s so beneficial to me when you have a guy who doesn’t coach a position. He’s able to coach just special teams and then he’s able to interact with different coaches on the staff and the players as well and develop relationships.”
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Lembo, who is in his 31st season of coaching college football, has been a head coach for 15 of those seasons. Not only was he a 2001 Patriot League Coach of the Year at Lehigh, but he’s complied a head coaching record of 112-65.
UPDATED: Marcus Satterfield headed to Nebraska
By: Chris Clark
South Carolina Gamecocks football offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield is reuniting with Matt Rhule at Nebraska.
Satterfield confirmed with ESPN.com’s Chris Low that he has accepted a job with the Cornhuskers.
