Spurrier said he began having second thoughts Tuesday night, woke up Wednesday and called McCorvey.</p>
"Sometimes those things happen on both sides. I talked with him and said, 'I need to put this thing on hold. We're not going to do anything until after the bowl game,' " Spurrier said. "In other words, I woke up and said I made a mistake yesterday and tried to correct it as quickly as possible."</p>
Attempts to reach McCorvey were unsuccessful.</p>
McCorvey, who coached at USC in 1998 during Brad Scott's final year, spent the past five seasons as Sylvester Croom's offensive coordinator at Mississippi State. During his tenure, the Bulldogs never finished in the top 100 in total offense in the 119-team Football Bowl Subdivision.</p>
"Sometimes those things happen on both sides. I talked with him and said, 'I need to put this thing on hold. We're not going to do anything until after the bowl game,' " Spurrier said. "In other words, I woke up and said I made a mistake yesterday and tried to correct it as quickly as possible."</p>
Attempts to reach McCorvey were unsuccessful.</p>
McCorvey, who coached at USC in 1998 during Brad Scott's final year, spent the past five seasons as Sylvester Croom's offensive coordinator at Mississippi State. During his tenure, the Bulldogs never finished in the top 100 in total offense in the 119-team Football Bowl Subdivision.</p>
