Bobby Bentley


Bobby Bentley is an American football coach and former player. He is the tight ends coach at the University of South Carolina, where he has been an assistant coach since 2016. Bentley was the head football coach at Presbyterian College from 2007 to 2008. He was one of the nation's most successful high school coaches before accepting his first collegiate coaching position at Presbyterian.

Playing career

Bentley played football at Presbyterian College before graduating in 1990.

Coaching career

Bentley was named head coach at Presbyterian College in January 2007. Returning to his alma mater to lead the school in its transition from Division II to Division Football Championship Subdivision, Bentley's team compiled a 6–5 record in his first season followed by a 4–8 season in 2008.
Before arriving at Presbyterian, Bentley was head coach for 11 seasons at James F. Byrnes High School in Duncan, South Carolina after serving five years as an assistant coach. During his tenure at Byrnes, he led the school to four consecutive AAAA Division II state championships from 2002 to 2005.
Bentley left PC to become offensive analyst at Auburn University. After a year in that position, in December 2015, Bentley accepted a coaching position with the University of South Carolina as the running back coach. His son, Jake Bentley, graduated high school early and enrolled at the University of South Carolina where he was the quarterback for the Gamecocks until injury sidelined him during the first game of the 2019 season. He will play quarterback as a graduate transfer at the University of Utah.

Personal life

Bentley has five children: Chas, Shuler, Jake, Brooks, and Emily.

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