Earlier this summer, [South Carolina Head Coach Steve] Spurrier wrote to six players that their scholarships, which are awarded yearly, would not be renewed. Spurrier also added that of those six, three players remained with the Gamecocks and at least one could have his scholarship renewed by next week.You'll be happy to know the South Carolina Football Coaches Association's Board of Directors called Spurrier's move "unethical."
Two others -- reported to be defensive back Trent Usher and offensive lineman Josh Winchell -- are expected to transfer. Receiver Grayson Mullins is the third known player to have his scholarship pulled.
The board's letter, also sent to South Carolina athletic director Eric Hyman, said it felt that "USC has shown a lack of commitment to numerous athletes by threatening to revoke and revoking scholarships to athletes who are meeting all the requirements established by your football program."
The group went on to say that taking away a "scholarship because you feel an athlete cannot play at the level needed to compete in the Southeastern Conference is unethical."
...Andy Tweito, a Daniel High assistant who is a member of the SCFCA board, said earlier this week that the coaches were not trying to start a battle with Spurrier. "We felt we had to say something," he said.Hey, that's big time college football for you. And the boys that signed those scholarships, they're grown men, right?
Tweito had said that some coaches at the meeting said they might not let South Carolina recruiters on their schools.
So we have in a nut shell the current state of NCAA football. Kids, produce on the field and make money for the university or else we cut off your educations. If we aren't making millions, you don't get tuition, room and board.
Perhaps high school coaches might want to think twice about the kinds of college "recruiters" they let on their campuses before they have their kids pose on the auction block.
