Special teams coach expected to join Penn State
South Carolina special teams coach John Butler is no longer on the football coaching staff, according to a USC spokesman. Multiple media outlets are reporting that Butler has been hired at Penn State as part of coach Bill O’Brien’s staff.
Butler, a Philadelphia native, has only been with the Gamecock staff for one season, coaching the spur linebacker position along with the special teams unit. Under Butler, senior spur Antonio Allen garnered second-team All-America and All-SEC honors. The special teams unit also tallied 16 points and kicker Jay Wooten made seven of his 11 attempted field goals, with a long of 49 yards.
Prior to coming to USC, Butler spent four seasons as the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at the University of Minnesota, with a short stint as a defensive assistant with the Houston Texans in between his position with the Gophers and the Gamecocks.