Source: BroBible
Summary
South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer revealed that several of his star players were contacted by other schools with illegal tampering offers, but they refused to negotiate. The players, including LaNorris Sellers, Nyck Harbor, and Dylan Stewart, were reportedly offered large sums of money to transfer, but chose to stay with the Gamecocks. Beamer also discussed the challenges of recruiting in the transfer portal, where agents often use fake offers to drive up prices. Despite the difficulties, Beamer was able to retain his top talent and keep the roster intact.
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The habit gets a new name.
College football’s “tampering” trend is just another word for “aggressive recruiting”.
Agents are the new middlemen, making deals and driving up prices.
Coaches are left to navigate the murky waters of the transfer portal.
The players are just pawns in the game of college football’s money machine.
The routine arrives with confidence: “We’re not cheating, we’re just really enthusiastic about recruiting.”
