GoGamecocks: Ron Morris

Morris: Holloway case shows inequity with NCAA rules

Mississippi forward Murphy Holloway (31) reaches out to try to block a shot by South Carolina guard Devan Downey (2) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. No. 22 Mississippi won 66-57. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

The unfortunate case of Murphy Holloway represents the perfect example of the oppressiveness and inequities that exist for NCAA athletes. His case also harks to how petty and pathetic an athletics department can be in punishing an athlete who opts...

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Morris: Salary insanity makes playoffs a pipe dream

If you want another reason why college football will never have a playoff, look no further than the raise for USC assistant coach Ellis Johnson recently approved by the South Carolina board of trustees.
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Morris: USC's new style brings big results

Ray Tanner will tell you there is more managing going on with this South Carolina baseball team. That's because USC is playing a small-ball style longtime fans are not accustomed to seeing. This team has forced Tanner to practice what he preaches.
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Morris: Shake-up should put USC back in the ACC

Another surge of realignment is on the college athletics horizon. This will be the third shakeup of the conference landscape since 1989. This one is likely to be the Big One, the realignment that cements most schools in conferences for decades to come.
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Morris: Charmed life for USC's DeMars

When Kent DeMars sits late at night at his desk in the same cramped office at the Roundhouse where he has worked for 26 years, the South Carolina tennis coach must believe the stars outside always are perfectly aligned.
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Morris: Spurrier needs to change approach with Garcia

Steve Spurrier's continued public derision of Stephen Garcia has grown tiresome. For the good of their relationship, the team's fortunes and the unity of the USC fan base, it is time for a new motivational tactic from Spurrier.
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Morris: Mungo took leading role in USC athletics

There was no greater champion of athletics at the University of South Carolina than Mike Mungo. There also was no one who kept a closer eye on spending for USC athletics than Mungo.
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Morris: Spurrier aims to have Plan B at QB

Steve Spurrier does not want another season where Stephen Garcia is his only option as South Carolina's quarterback. Spurrier did not particularly care for having his hands tied a season ago when Garcia went the distance, never having to glance over his shoulder at the competition or find a seat...
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Morris: Tanner never forgets influence of mentor

Ray Tanner remembers the nervousness that came with being a college head baseball coach for the first time, particularly for someone not far removed from being one of the players at 27 years old.
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Morris: Coaches can help right injustice

I am not one to lead cheers, but give me some pom-poms when it comes to the Legislative Black Caucus' latest effort to prevent the University of South Carolina board of trustees from becoming all white.
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Morris: Purnell, Horn win style points

The lingering question following Clemson's early exits from the ACC and NCAA tournaments has to do with the Tigers' style of play: Can a team play full-court basketball throughout the regular season and retain enough energy to advance in postseason play? The question is pertinent because it not ...