Accepts Similar Position at Texas A&M University
COLUMBIA, S.C. (June 29, 2012) – University of South Carolina president Harris Pastides has accepted the resignation of athletics director Eric Hyman, it was announced today. Hyman is expected to take a similar post at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.
“We wish Eric well in his next endeavor. [...]
Eric Hyman Resigns Post As USC Athletics Director
Eric Hyman Heads To Texas A&M
VETERAN ATHLETICS DIRECTOR WILL LEAD AGGIE PROGRAM INTO THE SEC
University of South Carolina athletics director Eric Hyman is leaving the school to take the same post at Texas A&M University, The Houston Chronicle is reporting. Terms of the deal have not been announced because an agreement has yet to be finalized.
Hyman – whose seven years [...]
Darren Horn Fired
The University of South Carolina has fired head basketball coach Darrin Horn after an abysmal 10-21 season – his third straight losing mark since taking over Gamecock hoops program in 2008.
USC athletics director Eric Hyman made the announcement at a press conference Tuesday afternoon and discuss the status of the program (such as it is).
“This [...]
Fagen: Sorry State Of USC Hoops
By Walter Fagen || The University of South Carolina men’s basketball team has come under attack from virtually everyone paying attention to heac coach Darrin Horn’s program – which judging by the attendance at USC home games is virtually no one. Nonetheless a 9-15 record – including a single win in 10 tries against SEC [...]
Why Wasn’t Jennifer Stiles Fired?
In the midst of the euphoria over the University of South Carolina’s successful 2011 football season, it’s easy to forget that the school is still facing a serious NCAA probe – one that could result in much more than just a handful of lost football scholarships.
How bad is it going to be? That remains to [...]
USC: More Hoops Number-Fudging
Officially, 7,003 fans attended the University of South Carolina’s 66-58 victory over Presbyterian College on Tuesday night.
How many actually attended, though? Barely 1,000, according to our sources.
In fact, here’s a picture from the game courtesy of Patrick Enzor, Online/ Multimedia Editor for The (Sumter, S.C.) Item.
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Pic: Twitter/ Patrick Enzor
What’s up with the discrepancy? [...]
Gamecock Basketball Fudging Attendance?
The University of South Carolina athletics department is artificially inflating attendance figures for its home basketball games, counting several thousand season ticket holders who do not necessarily attend the game into its final attendance totals.
For example, the University announced that more than 9,000 fans attended the Gamecocks 64-63 loss against Tennessee State two weeks ago [...]
Steve Spurrier Resignation Rumors Swirl
Southeastern Conference football fans are buzzing after a popular sports website suggested that one of the conference’s “high profile” coaches could be leaving his post at the end of the 2011 season.
“Hearing from multiple sources that high profile SEC coach will quit at end of season,” the editor of the website Sports By Brooks tweeted [...]
Eric Hyman Pulls A Steve Spurrier
And you thought S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley had a “transparency problem …”
Just days after University of South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier pitched a hissy fit and refused to hold his weekly news conference in the presence of a critical newspaper columnist, Gamecock athletics director Eric Hyman refused to give a public address in the [...]
Gamecock Boosters, Players Blast USC AD
It’s no secret that University of South Carolina athletics director Eric Hyman and his wife Pauline Hyman have wanted to get rid of Gamecock quarterback Stephen Garcia for some time now.
Now that this objective has finally been accomplished, though, several USC boosters (and a pair of Gamecock football players) are questioning the tactics allegedly used [...]
Damiere Byrd Cleared To Play Against Auburn
The fastest player on the University of South Carolina roster has been cleared to play in Saturday’s big game against the Auburn Tigers.
Gamecock freshman wideout Damiere Byrd – who missed the first four games of the 2011 season as a result of his involvement with a student mentoring organization – has been reinstated by the [...]
NCAA: “Potentially Major Violations” At South Carolina
Thirteen months after the NCAA alerted the University of South Carolina to the fact that its football program was under investigation, a notice of allegations finally landed on the desk of USC President Harris Pastides on Monday.
It’s not good news for Gamecock fans, either.
Not only have a dozen student-athletes (including 10 Gamecock football players) been [...]
