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Steve Spurrier to pen autobiography

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"Some might assume that, at 70 and in his 11th season at South Carolina, the coach figures he’s closer to the end than the beginning of a storied career. That’s part of it, no doubt, but probably not the most compelling part. A year ago, Ran Henry, a professor at USC, published his take on the self-styled Head Ball Coach’s life, entitled "Spurrier: How the Ball Coach Taught the South to Play College Football." Henry said he spent 17 years doing extensive interviews with the coach and many people in his life. That said, the end product was … well, to say Spurrier was unhappy, notably with portrayals of him and his father, is a massive understatement. Thus: this." Interested in seeing this come together in the coming months. If you were Steve Spurrier, what moments would you include in an autobiography, and which ones would you leave out?

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