South Carolina football adds Freddie Kitchens to staff as analyst

COLUMBIA – South Carolina soccer’s effectively of offensive information acquired deeper.

The Gamecocks introduced Wednesday the addition of former Cleveland Browns coach Freddie Kitchens as a senior analyst. 

Kitchens served as interim offensive coordinator and senior offensive analyst with the New York Giants final season. 

Extra USC soccer protection

“I labored with Freddie Kitchens beforehand at Mississippi State and have recognized him for shut to twenty years,” South Carolina coach Shane Beamer mentioned in a college launch.

“He is a unbelievable coach with head teaching expertise and coordinator expertise. He is a long-time NFL coach who will probably be a fantastic asset and useful resource for our program and can assist us in so some ways.”

This season will the primary time in 17 years the previous Alabama quarterback has coached on the collegiate degree. Kitchens has spent the final 16 seasons within the NFL, most notably serving because the Browns coach in 2019, however was additionally on the employees of the Dallas Cowboys below legendary coach Invoice Parcells and  later with the Arizona Cardinals, who made a Tremendous Bowl look throughout his stint there in 2008.

Kitchens labored his means up the NFL ranks, incomes an offensive coordinator job with the Browns in 2018, his twelfth yr within the league. Taking part in quarterback with the Crimson Tide and dealing with NFL QBs, Kitchens started to domesticate a repute for his instruction on the place, together with Baker Mayfield.

Earlier than spending time with Beamer in Starkville on Mississippi State’s employees below Sylvester Croom, Kitchens has served as a graduate assistant for Nick Saban’s first employees at LSU in 2000 earlier than overseeing operating backs at North Texas the next season.

South Carolina struggled to attain factors on offense for a lot of the 2021 season, Beamer’s first yr on the helm. The employees went out and upgraded personnel at some positions, headlined by Oklahoma switch quarterback Spencer Rattler, who’s talent permits offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield to scheme in numerous methods.

Cory Diaz covers the South Carolina Gamecocks for The Greenville Information as a part of the USA TODAY Community. Observe his work for all issues Gamecocks on Twitter: @CoryDiaz_TGN. Acquired questions relating to South Carolina athletics? Ship them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com.