BYU’s women’s basketball team has announced a new matchup for the 2022-23 season opener after their former opponents, the South Carolina Gamecocks, pulled out of their home-and-home schedule due to BYU’s involvement in a racist hoax. I found my partner.
Replacing South Carolina, the Colorado State Rams fill the open spot against BYU, who will upset the WBB season. This marks the start of the Cougars’ new head coach Amber Whiting’s term in Provo.
Dawn Staley cancels game
Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley has canceled the Home and Home series with BYU after upholding allegations by Duke sophomore volleyball player Rachel Richardson. He claimed to have been called the N-word when he visited Smithfield House in Provo, Utah on the 19th.
Staley’s move had mixed results. Some supported her decision to seek a safer place from racist language. Others questioned her hasty decision in an investigation by BYU confirming the legitimacy of Richardson’s encounter with an allegedly racist BYU fan.The consensus is that the move It cost her Staley’s team more than her BYU. Staley did not consult the players, she spoke with her director of South Carolina Athletic, Ray Tanner.
A three-week investigation by BYU concluded that no racial slurs were directed at Richardson during a game between BYU and Duke in August.
as relayed OutKick’s Grayson WeirBYU “contacted more than 50 people who attended the event. People included Duke Athletic staff and student athletes, BYU Athletic staff and student athletes. It included security and administration, as well as the fans who were in the arena that night, as well as many fans in the student section on the court.”
Dawn Staley says it was her decision
Speaking about the investigation, HC Staley said she still stands by Richardson’s account.
“I will continue to stand my ground. I regret that I have become involved in the criticism of my choices.”
“[Dawn Staley] Just piling up, this will buy credit with the people she cares about…” One Twitter user commented on the news of South Carolina’s replacement.
The BYU Cougars will face the Colorado State Rams at Moby Arena on November 8th.
OutKick’s Clay Travis accepts Staley’s decision.
