The University of South Carolina doesn’t believe it owes BYU after the Gamecocks canceled the team’s two-game women’s basketball series.
School disputes report released by Utah TV station It says USC owes $100,000 in this matter..
“The article posted on KSL.com Tuesday night is inaccurate,” the school said in a statement provided to the state Wednesday afternoon.
Head coach Dawn Staley has opted to cancel the Home and Home series with BYU in early September. The alleged racist remarks were made by a fan The Cougars home volleyball game on August 26 with Duke. USC’s decision to cancel the series was announced on September 2.
Documents obtained by the state through a public records request show that there were two contracts created for the USC-BYU series. The first date is May 24, 2022 and the cancellation fee is $25,000. The second contract has a date of May 27, 2022 and a cancellation fee of $100,000.
According to these documents, provided by the University of South Carolina, USC was the only party to sign the May 24 contract, and BYU’s signature does not appear in either contract, thus ruling that the contract was “fully executed.” We support the position of South Carolina that the
The state has reached out to BYU for comment.
It wasn’t immediately clear why there were two versions of the contract, but the second appears to be a modified version that includes an increased cancellation clause.
The Gamecocks will instead begin the regular season on November 7 at Colonial Life Arena against East Tennessee State, it was announced Wednesday.that game is upside down 8:30 p.m. on the SEC network.
“My job as head coach is to do what’s best for my players and staff,” Staley said in a Sept. 2 statement after the game was canceled. It’s made me re-evaluate home and home.I don’t feel now is the right time to join this series.”
BYU later said,After extensive review, no evidence was found to support the claims The fan made racial taunts and made racial slurs at the event. “
The whole ordeal sparked controversy On whether USC moved too fast Cancel the game with the Cougars.
After the team’s first practice on Wednesday, Staley said she had “exchanged information” with both BYU and Duke and is sticking with her decision to cancel the series.
“Whatever comes out on Duke’s side, that’s what they come out of,” Staley said Wednesday. There are different points of view, we all have a point of view, like it or not, it’s a point of view, and we choose what we believe to be true for us. .”
— State’s Dwayne McLemore contributed to this story
This story was originally published September 28, 2022 at 4:13 PM.
