Photo: Junior Forward David CobbSouth Carolina State basketball player David Cobb’s status has been changed from “dismissed” to “suspended” pending an appeal, Bulldog Athletics Director Charlene Johnson said Thursday.
Cobb was dismissed by Coach Tim Carter this past weekend in Baltimore after the team’s loss to Coppin State. The school has said the action came following Cobb’s violation of team rules.
Johnson, who is attending the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Indoor Track Championship in Landover, Md., said she has spoken with both Cobb and Carter and the matter will be handled expeditiously through the Student-Athlete Appeals Committee.
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Finally, someone at South Carolina State University with some authority over the coaching staff is reviewing this matter and giving this kid his due process. Coaches are not always right, especially losing coaches under extreme stress to win.
Hopefully, this issue will get quickly resolved to the satisfaction of all concerned and the student-athlete can continue his academic and athletic career at S.C. State. The faculty must stop treating our students at HBCUs like they are throw-aways.
Some folks just have a way of creating unnecessary law suits for failure to follow appropriate internal procedures.
Was it really necessary to have a SCSU Campus Cop drive from Orangeburg, SC to Baltimore, MD to retrieve this player, when he could have returned with the team? What did that task cost the tax payers and the athletic department budget?
Next time, Coach Tim Carter--spare us the drama and use good, mature judgment.
Cobb was dismissed by Coach Tim Carter this past weekend in Baltimore after the team’s loss to Coppin State. The school has said the action came following Cobb’s violation of team rules.
Johnson, who is attending the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Indoor Track Championship in Landover, Md., said she has spoken with both Cobb and Carter and the matter will be handled expeditiously through the Student-Athlete Appeals Committee.
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Finally, someone at South Carolina State University with some authority over the coaching staff is reviewing this matter and giving this kid his due process. Coaches are not always right, especially losing coaches under extreme stress to win.
Hopefully, this issue will get quickly resolved to the satisfaction of all concerned and the student-athlete can continue his academic and athletic career at S.C. State. The faculty must stop treating our students at HBCUs like they are throw-aways.
Some folks just have a way of creating unnecessary law suits for failure to follow appropriate internal procedures.
Was it really necessary to have a SCSU Campus Cop drive from Orangeburg, SC to Baltimore, MD to retrieve this player, when he could have returned with the team? What did that task cost the tax payers and the athletic department budget?
Next time, Coach Tim Carter--spare us the drama and use good, mature judgment.
