South Carolina offensive line coach Shawn Elliott will be the next head coach at Georgia State, TheBigSpur.com has learned. Elliott has been a candidate for the position since former Panthers head coach Trent Miles was fired on November 13.

Elliott, who was also the run game coordinator or co-offensive coordinator from 2010-2015, spent seven years at South Carolina, including six games last season as interim head coach.

During Elliott’s time at South Carolina, there were five offensive linemen drafted into the NFL, headlined by third round pick A.J. Cann, a starting guard for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Prior to Elliott’s arrival, the Gamecocks had five offensive linemen drafted in the previous 17 years.

Elliott was tabbed by South Carolina athletics director Ray Tanner as the interim head coach last season upon Steve Spurrier’s retirement. The Gamecocks won the first game that Elliott was in charge, a 19-10 triumph over Vanderbilt, but dropped the next five games. The average margin of defeat in those games was 5.2 points per game.

An official announcement by Georgia State on Friday.