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Young gave cash to Tennessee
prep star Albert Means’ high
school coach to get Means to come
to Alabama. Means played one
year at Alabama before transfer
ring to the University of Memphis
in the wake of the controversy.
♦ An Alabama booster gave
former Tide linebacker Travis
Carroll a sweetheart deal on a
Jeep and then repossessed the
car after Carroll transferred to
Florida.
♦ The committee found that
Young gave a loan to former
recruiting coordinator Ronnie
Cottrell. The NCAA ruled that
it was an illegal extra benefit,
although it declined to give
Cottrell an ethical conduct vio
lation.
Yeager used strong language to
criticize Alabama boosters who
were at the root of the allegations.
“There was a small group of
boosters who did not respect the
university,” he said. “They should
be pariahs to anyone who sup
ports the university or its athletic
programs.”
Athletics Director Mai Moore
said he was surprised by the rul
ing, but the team would perse
vere.
“If Alabama ever needed the
full support of our fans, it is now
as we resolve to move forward,”
Moore said.
Preparations for an appeal be
gin immediately.
University lawyers Stan
Murphy and Rich Hilliard briefed
reporters Friday afternoon on the
appeal process.
Alabama has 15 days to notify
the NCAA of its intent to appeal. It
will eventually get a date to argue
its case before the NCAA infrac
tions appeals committee.
Although Murphy refused to es
timate a length of time for the
process, six months might be a rea
sonable guess. It will be at least 90
days before the university gets a
meeting with the appeals commit
tee, then it will be at least she weeks
before a ruling is handed down.
National Signing Day is
Wednesday, and Tide head coach
Dennis Franchione, who was not
involved in any of the allegations,
now has an even tougher sell for
recruits.
“Although the penalties hand
ed down today are much stiffer
than we anticipated, the mystery
is cleared up and we know what
we are up against,” Franchione
said in a statement released by the
university. “We will strengthen
our resolve and work to keep the
players focused on our task at
hand, and keep them away from
individuals who do not respect
NCAA rules.”
Yeager said reigning in boost
ers would be crucial for Alabama.
Another appearance before his
committee could prove costly, he
said.
“God forbid there’s ever an
other appearance,” he said.
“Should there be another appear
ance within the five-year period, I
don’t know what’s left.”
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Swimming teams
defeat Alabama
Continuing a successful start
to the season, USC’s swimming
and diving teams knocked off
the Alabama Crimson Tide at
the Carolina Natatorium on
Saturday afternoon.
The No. 8 men’s squad
defeated Alabama 130-113
and the women’s team won
124-119. With the victories,
the men’s squad is now 11-2
in dual meets this season
and the women’s squad is
11-4.
“We looked a little tired to
day coming off the Georgia
meet, but I still felt we raced
well, and we’re looking for
ward to a couple weeks in
preparation for the SEC
Championships,” USC swim
ming head coach Don Gibb
said. “We’re very proud to
send the seniors off with a fi
nal home victory.”
On the women’s side, the
Gamecocks had several
swimmers earn first place
finishes. In her final home
meet, senior Sarah Doyle
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es in the 500-yard freestyle
(4 minutes, 56.79 seconds)
and 1,000-yard freestyle
(10:18.11).
Her 500 time was her best
of the season. Sophomore
Anna Nyiry also won two
events for the Gamecocks, in
the 50-yard freestyle (23.59)
and 200-yard butterfly
(2:04.51).
For the men’s squad,
sophomore Istvan Bathazi
was the star of the day, win
ning all three events he en
tered in.
Bathazi won the 1000-yard
freestyle (9:26.19), 200-yard in
dividual medley (1:49.95) and
the 200-yard breaststroke
(2:04.41). Sophomore Tamas
Szucs also came up strong for
the Gamecocks as he won two
events.
Senior diver Brandon
Hulko finished his home ca
reer by winning the 3-meter
springboard and placing sec
ond on the 1-meter board.
Men’s tennis team
flawless in opener
Paced by a solid doubles perfor
mance, USC’s 31st-ranked men’s ten
nis team swept North Carolina State
in Saturday’s season opener at the
Sam Daniel Tennis Center.
The Gamecocks were in control
from the opening serve, as the dou
bles teams of Angelo
Niculescu/Marcus Westman, Ben
Atkinson/David Nelson, and
Rodrigo Pacheco/Seth Rose all
rolled to easy victories.
In singles play, Rose topped
Matt Lucas 6-4,6-3 at the No. 1 po
sition. Niculescu recorded a vic
tory in the No. 2 slot, 6-1,6-3 over
Reinaldo Valor. Nelson dominat
ed Michael Carducci 7-6, 6-1 to
earn a victory at No. 3. Westman
continued the Gamecocks’ streak
in the No. 4 spot with a 6-3,6-3 vic
tory over Bryce McGrory.
Pacheco started off his senior sea
son on a positive note with a 6-4,
6-1 win out of the No. 5 slot, and at
No. 6, Atkinson walked away the
winner, taking a 5-7,6-1,6-2 victo
ry from R. J. Murray.
USC moves to 1-0 on the season,
while North Carolina State falls to
1-2. The Gamecocks will be back
in action next Sunday with a pair
of matches against Davidson and
Charlotte beginning at 10 a.m.
Women’s tennis
improves to 2-0
The No. 22 USC women’s ten
nis team downed visiting Middle
Tennessee State 6-1 Saturday in a
non-conference match at the
Maxcy Gregg Tennis Center.
The Gamecocks improve to 2-0
on the year, while MTSU falls to
1-6 with their second consecutive
loss to an SEC school.
Carolina got off to a hot start, win
ning two of three doubles matches
to claim the first point of the team
match. With a win in the No. 1 dou
bles match, USC’s Lynn-Yin Tan
won her 86th career doubles match,
pulling her into a tie with Leigh
Eichelberger as the school’s all-time
doubles wins leader.
In singles action, Carolina
continued its excellent play. In
the day’s marquee match,
Carolina’s Katarina Markovski
upended No. 33 Manon Kruse in
straight sets at the No. 1 spot.
Markovski held off a late sec
ond set run by Kruse to hold on
for the big win, 7-5, 7-6 (4).
In other singles action, Tan
won her 89th career match, beat
ing Carien Venter 6-0,7-5. Other
winners for the Gamecocks were
Kathy Boyanovich, Tamara
Sutton and Magda Wojdylo.
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BRIEFLY
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Winning the 200-yard freestyle, sophomore Tamas Szucs set a
season and team-best time of 1 minute, 37.28 seconds.
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