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April 26, 2005

Spurrier: South Carolina likely to get NCAA sanctions

South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier told reporters that it was possible that the Gamecocks could lose up to three scholarships and could be subject to additional sanctions stemming from an ongoing NCAA investigation. The NCAA is looking into academic eligibility questions involving players as many as five years ago.

"The only thing I heard is we may lose two or three scholarships," Spurrier said in a meeting with local print reporters. "Then they’ll take that and move on."

Other school sources said there are no specific time lines or potential sanctions under official consideration at this time.

Posted by Kevin Donahue

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  1. Paul said:

    posted on April 26, 2005 3:45 PM — 66.147.172.2 — link — abuse?



    you can pretty much rule out Rathe playing QB, they better be careful there...also still no word on the drug test results??? seems that there is a lot going on behind closed doors at USC.

  2. Fanblogs Author Kevin Donahue said:

    posted on April 26, 2005 4:01 PM — link — abuse?



    As of today's report, no word yet on the drug test results.

  3. Jeff said:

    posted on April 26, 2005 9:36 PM — 24.197.126.228 — link — abuse?



    Rumor is that the drug tests didn't go so well. Take that for what it's worth. I don't have any inside info, just rumor.

  4. Orson Swindle said:

    posted on April 26, 2005 11:17 PM — 66.56.8.226 — link — abuse?



    Spurrier will almost certainly boot them now, regardless of how the tests come out. He'll do anything to avoid further sanctions.

  5. Dawg Fan said:

    posted on April 27, 2005 8:27 AM — 12.166.242.210 — link — abuse?



    How many players has USC lost to various illegal avtions this year? 10? IDK, but Spurrier;s gonna have is hands full just making USC a 5-6 team next year...

  6. Trey said:

    posted on April 28, 2005 10:06 AM — 65.219.72.58 — link — abuse?



    Hey Dawg Fan, you might want to worry about your own program and the puppies record against Spurrier. He loves to kick your tails and will love to do it even more in your own house, as opposed to neutral ground. BTW, do you recall the last time he coached in Sanford? Gave you all your worst home loss in school history...think about it.

  7. COOL CHICKEN said:

    posted on April 28, 2005 2:03 PM — 216.187.247.177 — link — abuse?



    BOY SPURRIER SPEAKS AND PEOPLE JUMP.

  8. Robert said:

    posted on April 28, 2005 3:56 PM — 161.247.135.54 — link — abuse?



    The "un-offical" word ...

    Still nothing. Apparently, the testing requires them to submit tests on
    back-to-back days and it generally takes about a week. Spurrier may have
    spoken too soon last week when he said it would be a couple days.

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