FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2009, file photo, South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier looks on during the first half of an NCAA college football game against North Carolina State in Raleigh, N.C. South Carolina's Steve Spurrier and Alabama's Nick Saban share a passion for college football and a reputation as the best at what they do. The two coaches face each other for the first time since 2001 when the 22nd-ranked Gamecocks take on the No. 2 Crimson Tide. AP Photo logo AP Photo 29 months ago

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2009, file photo, South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier looks on during the first half of an NCAA college football game against North Carolina State in Raleigh, N.C. South Carolina's Steve Spurrier and Alabama's Nick Saban share a passion for college football and a reputation as the best at what they do. The two coaches face each other for the first time since 2001 when the 22nd-ranked Gamecocks take on the No. 2 Crimson Tide.