Charleston Southern University, the South Carolina-based university, has suspended over 30 of its players for violating a seemingly minor NCAA rule barring them from purchasing non-book items with money given specifically for books. Korn said he believed the punishments were unfair given that other colleges, including some in Charleston Southern’s conference, now offer full cost-of-attendance scholarships to athletes, which would include such items as clothing and school supplies.
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They dominated the Rebels in the third quarter, scoring all of the game’s 23 points, on their way to a 45-34 win, capping the largest comeback in school history.
Charleston Southern is scheduled to pay a visit to #3 Florida State this weekend, but they may be without a ton of their players.
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So basically about 30+ players on my team including me have been suspended for using book money to buy other things in the book store like pencils, binders, and electronics, out of our school bookstore.
Under NCAA rules, student-athletes may purchase books and school supplies with the financial aid provided to them to purchase books.
Chadwell said they found out Thursday afternoon that more players needed to serve suspensions.
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN: The Buccaneers, who were the preseason pick to win the Big South, open conference play on September 24 at Monmouth.
Charleston Southern will play without 14 suspended players on Saturday when the No. 7-ranked FCS team visits FBS No. 3 Florida State. “But we have some capable guys going down that we feel good about that will go down and represent us well”. “Obviously, it’s not the situation you want to go in with the No. 3 or 4 team in the country”. For Your Reading Pleasure Here are all the TDN articles leading up to Florida State’s home opener against Charleston Southern.
Other football players expressed similar social-media accounts that back up Robinson’s original post, including senior receiver Colton Korn. “Other items can not be covered by financial aid”. Francois threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns as the third-ranked Seminoles cruised to a 52-8 victory against the depleted Buccaneers on Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium. “The protection of its student/athletes should be a number one priority”. Cook, who played the first and second quarters and then just one series in the second half, finished with 83 yards rushing on 11 carries.
This is a flat-out mess on multiple levels. and, just so you know, Charleston Southern and the #FreeTheBucs hashtag are four spots below Hillary Clinton in what is now trending on Twitter.
Charleston Southern was likely already going to have a tough time against Florida State.
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Saturday’s contest in Tallahassee will feature two exciting tailbacks, most notably Florida State junior Dalvin Cook.
