Rep. David Weeks, (SC) Urges Black Football Recruits to Reconsider Playing for Univ. of SC Over Black Trustee Flap

South Carolina State Rep. David Weeks urges black football recruits to reconsider University of South Carolina over black trustee flap.

DRAMA: South Carolina State Rep. David Weeks, chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus, is calling for a boycott of the University of South Carolina by black football recruits, because the school could lose its lone black trustee, Leah B. Moody. He said, in an interview with the Associated Press, that there aren't enough votes in the Legislature to get Moody, a lawyer, appointed to a full term on the 22-member board April. She is reportedly finishing the term of a trustee who resigned before pleading guilty to bank fraud.

"We are asking young athletes to be aware ... there are folks in this state who say it's fine to play ball but not be on the governing board," Weeks said. He and several other lawmakers, including former Gamecocks lineman Anton Gunn, a black Democrat from Columbia, said members of the black community were calling recruits and their families and asking them to rethink playing for the school.

While the Gamecocks have been mediocre for years, the football team and coach Steve Spurrier draw massive fan support in a state with no professional sports. The Southeastern Conference team is the subject of radio talk shows and media coverage year-round, and home games at the school's enormous stadium in the capital city draw tens of thousands for hours of tailgating each week during the season. The team had a 2009 record of 7-6 and an average attendance of more than 75,300 at its seven home games. Source: AJC

Rep. Weeks may be going about this the wrong way. It is always risky to interject race into any disagreement if it unfounded. To read the entire article, CLICK HERE.