What South Carolina’s Shane Beamer said about Dawn Staley statue, Nick Saban’s potential new role.
The entire college sports world is waiting for the House vs NCAA settlement, which would change the financial landscape for schools, athletes and coaches beginning in July.
If approved, NCAA schools could share as much as $20.5 million per year in revenue directly with their athletes.
What South Carolina’s Shane Beamer said about Dawn Staley statue, Nick Saban’s potential new role
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GREENVILLE — The entire college sports world is waiting for the House vs NCAA settlement, which would change the financial landscape for schools, athletes and coaches beginning in July.
If approved, NCAA schools could share as much as $20.5 million per year in revenue directly with their athletes.
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Football would receive the biggest chunk, but Dawn Staley’s South Carolina women’s basketball team is one of the sport’s top programs with three national titles since 2017.
Coach Shane Beamer knows he’s in a unique situation with Staley, in a good way.
“Our situation is different because of coach Staley,” Beamer said ahead of speaking at an event for fans. “Not every football coach shares a campus with a women’s basketball coach that has a statue of her, and she’s still coaching. It’s not like she’s dead and been retired for 30 years. You realize the impact she has on our university and our community, and we’re extremely close.”
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Athletic director Jeremiah Donati hasn’t publicly shared how South Carolina would divide the money among athletes and teams.
“Ultimately those decisions are up to (Donati) and the administration,” Beamer said, explaining that coaches are involved in the discussions. “I’m a team player, she’s a team player. She’s extremely supportive of what we’re doing football wise and I’m extremely supportive of what she’s doing basketball wise. We try to help each other in so many ways and that’s not going to change.”Football would receive the biggest chunk, but Dawn Staley’s South Carolina women’s basketball team is one of the sport’s top programs with three national titles since 2017.
Coach Shane Beamer knows he’s in a unique situation with Staley, in a good way.Our situation is different because of coach Staley,” Beamer said ahead of speaking at an event for fans. “Not every football coach shares a campus with a women’s basketball coach that has a statue of her, and she’s still coaching. It’s not like she’s dead and been retired for 30 years. You realize the impact she has on our university and our community, and we’re extremely close.”
