Incoming signees

So is it pretty much a done deal that Tyren Jones will never be a Gamecock?

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it is crazy how secretive that has been.

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JC Jackson is now 'OUT'

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I was really hoping this kid would make it in. He would have started day one opposite King. Now, I would imagine that Rashad Fenton will be the other starting CB this fall.

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was really hoping this kid would make it in. He would have started day one opposite King. Now, I would imagine that Rashad Fenton will be the other starting CB this fall.

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I agree with all of that. Jackson and King would've made our CB situation look like years past, and not getting Jackson sucks. I think we should've got a waiver considering he was found not guilty, but that's the way it is I guess. I guess it will be Lammons and Fenton now at CB.

I knew there was a waiver clause for the SEC Transfer/dismissal rule, but I hadn't searched for it. I copied this below from another site from a guy who looked at the rules and provided links.

Basically, Jackson was eligible for a waiver to transfer to another SEC school b/c he was found not guilty. The Commish could have issued the waiver, but he did not, hence it being reported that it was outside SC's control. Somebody lobbied against us to block this transfer.

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From what I can tell, this isn't a black and white rule. There is a level of subjectivity in the main rule, and especially for the waiver. If that's the case, which it seems to be, someone at a high level in the SEC said "even though you were absolved of wrongdoing, we aren't letting you play there".

Something doesn't make sense or there's some missing information somewhere.

Here is the actual bylaw that was passed last year: LINK

SEC executive associate commissioner Greg Sankey said "Should charges be dropped or should a player receive a not guilty verdict that could clear his/her name, Sankey said the commissioner could consider approving a transfer via waiver."
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UGA athletic director Greg McGarity: "But he said the rule allows for the SEC commissioner to issue a waiver that could be used in those instances."
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There is also a waiver process to protect a player who is later absolved of any charges.
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SEC commissioner elect Greg Sankey: “We have a waiver process for everybody so that’s not unique,” Sankey said. “So if there was other information to bear at some point, that would obviously be considered. It doesn’t predict certain outcomes.”
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This year, the rule was expanded: "This week the rule was expected to include the following: Dating violence, stalking, or “conduct of a nature that creates serious concerns about the safety of others.”

There was discussion if it would expand to incoming freshmen but stayed the same to only limit transfers. However, it doesn't change the waiver part, that I'm aware of.

From last month on how the SEC handles the waiver: "The SEC rule passed last year allowed for a school to ask for a waiver to be considered by the SEC’s executive committee, but a league spokesman said it wouldn’t comment on the number of waiver requests received and couldn’t say how many prospective transfers were affected by the rule because some of that “is handled at the institutional level before it reaches the SEC office.”
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I said the same thing to a buddy earlier.