Overview
- The 68-year-old stepped down Saturday morning and announced his retirement, issuing a statement taking full responsibility for the program’s results.
- South Carolina is 12-11 overall and 0-4 in SEC play this season, and the Gamecocks were 40-40 overall and 6-28 in the SEC under Mainieri.
- Friday’s 22-6 defeat to seventh-ranked Arkansas marked the team’s sixth straight loss.
- Mainieri came out of a three-year retirement in 2024 at the urging of athletic director Ray Tanner after a decorated career that included a 2009 national title at LSU and multiple College World Series trips.
- Athletic director Jeremiah Donati said the move was agreed upon Saturday as best for the program, and Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn now holds the Division I active wins lead with 1,321.