Bennett Swygert
Coach Swygert has a been a successful high school head coach, D2 offensive coordinator, D1 offensive coordinator, and is considered to be one of the best coaches in SC.
Head Coach: Hillcrest High School, Simpsonville, SC - Record 26-11
At SC State, 2 of his quarterbacks broke school records for TDs in a game and he helped develop the MEAC conference player of the year. Multiple receivers broke school records and were all- conference selections.
At Newberry, coached D2 Heisman finalist, school records set in total offense, passing offense, TD scored, points per game. Also had school record for first downs in a game (39).
Played at the University of South Carolina for a legend, Lou Holtz. Finished playing career at Western Carolina.
He played at Western Carolina with current Syracuse head coach, Fran Brown.
Coaching staff he learned from at Western Carolina was unbelievable at the time…
Geoff Collins – defensive coordinator – former Temple and Georgia Tech head coach
Matt Rhule – linebackers coach – former Carolina Panthers head coach and current Nebraska head coach
Brent Key – TE coach, current Georgia Tech head coach
Clayton White – current University of South Carolina Defensive coordinator
Markus Satterfield – current TE coach at Nebraska
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