South Carolina’s 2015 campaign turned from bad to worse Saturday, as the Gamecocks lost to FCS-level The Citadel, 23-22, to record their eighth loss of the year. Needless to say, it wasn’t the kind of result that’s going to help interim head coach Shawn Elliott land the full-time gig.

A few hours after the contest, Twitter account @GamecockColonel dropped a completely fake news report, claiming that Elliott had quit on the team. The tweet, unfortunately, fooled a lot of people.

BREAKING: Shawn Elliott has resigned effective immediately. G.A. Mangus has been named the new interim head coach. Article soon on @thestate — David Cloninger (@GamecockColonel) November 22, 2015

Elliott has now responded to the tweet as well, telling fans that he’ll “never” quit on anything. Check this out:

Quitting??? You’ve got to be kidding me….Get yourselves ready for one hell of a fight next week. I’ll never quit on anything or anyone. — Shawn Elliott USC (@ShawnElliottUSC) November 22, 2015

Don’t you worry I’ll be standing at the gate next week to welcome them to Williams Brice and our team will be there as well!! #nobackdown — Shawn Elliott USC (@ShawnElliottUSC) November 22, 2015

We’re fairly certain that Elliott realizes the tweet was meant to be a joke – but it’s tough to be sure. Either way, it doesn’t look like he’s down on his luck – he looks ready to rebound next week against arch rival Clemson.