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How South Carolina, Ray Tanner are adjusting to changing college athletics landscape
Destin, Fla.
Ray Tanner has hung out on the Florida Panhandle nearly yearly for the previous decade.
As of late, Tanner is among the many elder statesmen within the room when Southeastern Convention athletic administrators collect for his or her annual spring conferences within the Sunshine State. He’s at present the second-longest tenured AD within the league behind solely Kentucky’s Mitch Barnhart — who’s been on the helm in Lexington since 2002.
That offers one perspective solely time can afford.
“We’ve obtained quite a bit to be pleased with at this convention,” Tanner informed The State. “I’ve been within the league now a complete of 26 years (as an AD and baseball coach). So it’s been nice to be a part of such an amazing league.”
This week, Tanner and the league’s athletic administrators have spent numerous hours discussing every part from potential modifications within the SEC’s soccer scheduling mannequin to changes within the sport’s intraconference switch deadline.
Smack dab on the middle of the beachfront discussions, although, have been the rising frustration with inconsistent rules surrounding title, picture and likeness in collegiate athletics.
“Some type of uniform title, picture and likeness commonplace that helps some type of equitable nationwide competitors, I feel, is basically, actually essential in faculty athletics and faculty soccer,” Alabama coach Nick Saban mentioned on Tuesday. “We’ve all the time had that.”
The NCAA has largely stood pat when it comes to regulating the cost of student-athletes for concern of potential authorized challenges and, possible, antitrust fits that will be introduced ought to they try to take action.
That’s left leagues, states and colleges to manage NIL, in the event that they so select, thus creating inconsistencies throughout the board.
“There’s plenty of ‘what ifs’ being mentioned, plenty of ‘what ifs,’” Mississippi State president Mark Keenum informed reporters on Thursday in regard to the way forward for faculty athletics. “Nobody has solutions — no definitive solutions, for positive.”
The place South Carolina, and different states, are at present hamstrung is thru the restrictions positioned on their capacity to be concerned with NIL offers in comparison with extra overtly navigable legal guidelines elsewhere.
South Carolina’s present regulation precludes colleges from managing NIL offers for student-athletes and/or having any actual hands-on method within the course of.
That, nevertheless, is slated to vary.
It’s largely anticipated that South Carolina’s state regulation that handed in April 2021 shall be suspended on July 1, opening the door for the college to take a extra direct method to NIL and dealing student-athletes via potential offers.
Tanner informed The State he additionally wouldn’t rule out USC working to handle offers in-house, along with offering academic measures that will assist athletes to keep away from offers that could be dangerous to them that will in any other case be signed beneath the present construction ought to the regulation be suspended.
“It nonetheless stays somewhat bit, perhaps somewhat bit fuzzy,” Tanner mentioned. “However all of us wish to assist. You don’t need athletes to enter into any kind of settlement the place they get in hassle with it, or it’s they could possibly be sued, or they assume they’ve a possibility and it will get nixed.
“We wish to be useful, and I feel that’s the important thing element. However whenever you see these large numbers — OK, I can dwell with the large numbers. Let’s simply be certain that it’s all accomplished for the precise causes, in the precise approach.”
One perceived answer to the smorgasbord of state legal guidelines that are actually on the books is pushing student-athletes to grow to be workers of their respective colleges. That, although, has its personal drawbacks.
South Carolina’s athletics division, for instance, operated at a loss throughout the 2020 fiscal 12 months, in keeping with paperwork obtained by The State, largely resulting from points associated to the COVID-19 pandemic. That doesn’t embrace the practically $15 million in buyouts the varsity has shouldered during the last two years to fireplace soccer coach Will Muschamp and males’s basketball coach Frank Martin.
Ought to student-athletes grow to be salaried workers that stark monetary actuality would create a vacuum most colleges wouldn’t have the ability to shoulder beneath the present construction.
“Simply my opinion — as soon as we go there, the mannequin is in hassle as soon as athletes are workers,” Tanner mentioned. “I feel that the intercollegiate mannequin has severe points and when you cross that threshold — some folks say we’re already there — I don’t assume we’re already there, but.”
This isn’t to say South Carolina is wilting beneath the strain of the monetization of school athletes or is on the verge of monetary smash.
Tanner informed The State USC is working again towards working within the black. It has additionally benefited, at the least partially, from pleasure surrounding Shane Beamer’s soccer program and the ladies’s basketball crew’s most up-to-date nationwide title by way of elevated ticket gross sales (Tanner didn’t present precise numbers as these stay ongoing) and advertising and marketing.
“When coach (Daybreak) Staley wins a nationwide championship, you may’t purchase that advertising and marketing,” Tanner defined. “You possibly can’t pay for that and that’s large. And her personally — her presentation and her platform — she reaches not simply ladies’s basketball, she reaches throughout all limitations, strains. She’s unbelievable.”
Faculty sports activities have modified loads in Tanner’s decade because the AD at South Carolina. NIL, the switch portal and convention realignment are solely latest elements of that.
The inflow of cash via TV offers and convention revenues has additionally added strain on ADs to nail their teaching hires — essentially the most outward dealing with of their job obligations. Tanner, for instance, has acquired ample criticism in latest days for not shifting on from baseball coach Mark Kingston. (He mentioned he wouldn’t touch upon the matter in the interim.)
That mentioned, Tanner mentioned the most recent slate of big-picture points mentioned in Destin have him trying endearingly towards the long run. In spite of everything, no change after some time will get boring.
“It’s energizing,” he mentioned. “I don’t assume you need something to be stagnant. You need progress.”
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Charleston’s craft beer industry is growing. Start your journey at these 10 breweries.
Fifteen years ago, it was still illegal in South Carolina to sell specialty beers with a higher alcohol content than a Budweiser. But a succession of pro-craft beer laws has created a booming brewery business in Charleston.
The list of nearly 40 local breweries includes spots selling sours, lagers and seasonal ales. These 10 Charleston-area breweries are among the destinations that have been serving the longest.
Charles Towne Fermentory
809 Savannah Highway, West Ashley
Housed in a storefront warehouse space with a garage door opening up to the sidewalk, Charles Towne Fermentory is home to a list of thoughtfully crafted brews, including its flagship Sungazer IPA. Wooden walls and tables give the limited space a more homey feel, and local pop-up Bok Choy Boy serves food out of a small on-site kitchen.
Last year, the Avondale brewery added a second location at 1331 Ashley River Road, also in West Ashley. The Garden by Charles Towne Fermentory, more taproom than production brewery, has ample outdoor space with plenty of food trucks passing through.
Coast Brewing Co.
1250 N. 2nd St., North Charleston
The Lowcountry’s brewing scene was just getting started 16 years ago when Jaime Tenny and her husband David Merritt first opened their brewery, serving organic craft beers like HopArt.
As Charleston’s brewing industry grew around Coast, craft beer drinkers continued to visit the North Charleston taproom, which was really just a handful of taps in the heart of a humid brewhouse. In 2015, the couple realized it was time for an upgrade.
That dream came to fruition in December 2022, when Coast’s “nautical” taproom opened. It features a 36-foot black walnut bar, two community tables and a handful of four-tops. There is a small stage inside and a bar window that can serve guests on the deck.
Commonhouse Aleworks
4831 O’Hear Ave., North Charleston
Located on the doorstep of a strip of Park Circle restaurants, Commonhouse Aleworks’ spacious outdoor area is a popular place to be on a weekend day. A list of core products and seasonal sippers like the Tax Day hazy IPA are on the menu, alongside an on-site food program curated by Swig & Swine.
Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co.
1505 King St., downtown Charleston
Located alongside Rancho Lewis at the Pacific Box & Crate development, Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co. is anchored by a bar outfitted with 26 taps. They’re filled with a slate of standbys and seasonal specials, like the Something Cold golden ale and Sun Kissed sour wheat.
With a far-reaching distribution program, don’t be surprised if you find cans from Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co. while traveling outside of the state.
Frothy Beard Brewing Co.
1401 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., West Ashley
This family-friendly brewery pairs drinkable IPAs like the Sip Sip Pass with others infused with yuzu, jalapeño and other surprising ingredients. The West Ashley destination, which operates satellite locations in Summerville and Charlotte, has a full food menu of soft pretzels, wings and monster slices of pizza.
Holy City Brewing
1021 Aragon Ave., North Charleston
Located along North Charleston’s Noisette Creek, Holy City Brewing’s relatively new digs offer ample seating indoors and out. Patrons go to Holy City for the waterfront views and brews like the Sparkly Princess and Washout Wheat. They stay an extra hour or two for food from the brewery’s scratch kitchen and new raw bar.
Low Tide Brewing
2863 Maybank Highway, Johns Island
Low Tide is the longest tenured brewery on Johns Island, with its seasonally-changing sippers and longtime favorites like the pineapple wheat Aloha Beaches. In the coming years, the brewery will relocate to a 10-acre site next to Trophy Lake off Maybank Highway.
Munkle Brewing
1513 Meeting Street Road, downtown Charleston
Locals love Munkle Brewing for several reasons, starting with ownership’s community-minded approach. This extends into the in-brewery experience, featuring comfortable seating and employees who look forward to talking all things beer with customers. One of my simple pleasures is sipping on a Munkle Pilsner while looking out across the railroad tracks as the sun sets on Charleston.
Palmetto Brewing
289 Huger St., downtown Charleston
You can’t skip over Charleston’s first licensed brewery to open since the fall of Prohibition on your Lowcountry brewery tour. Palmetto Brewing is a staple, and its Huger Street IPA and Lowcountry Lager are two local favorites.
Revelry Brewing Co.
10 Conroy St., downtown Charleston
Revelry Brewing Co., which opened in 2014 and operates a second location on Folly Beach, sets itself apart with a dog-friendly rooftop and drinkable craft beers. While downtown development starts to crowd Revelry, a staple among locals, it’s still one of the top spots in the city for a picturesque sunset view.
Since March, Le Farfalle owner Michael Toscano’s Da Toscano Fugazzi has been serving what the chef calls “unauthentic Italian-inspired Americana” at Revelry. That could look like porchetta crackling and mozzarella sticks to start, and a lobster roll or porcini prime rib cheesesteak on an Amoroso’s hoagie to finish.
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South Carolina couple $200K richer after plucking ‘losing’ lottery ticket back out of trash
An anonymous couple from South Carolina is thanking their lucky stars after one of them realized their “losing” lottery ticket was actually a big winner.
The couple, described by the South Carolina Education Lottery in a July 25 news release as being from the “upstate” region of South Carolina, recently purchased a $5 Double Sided Dollars Extra Play lottery scratch-off ticket from a convenience store in Spartanburg.
Spartanburg is a city in northern South Carolina, about 75 miles southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina.
After scratching it, the wife did not think she’d won — so she threw the ticket away.
But her eagle-eyed husband noticed the ticket in the trash and saw something his wife had missed.
“You have a 12 on it,” the man recounted to the South Carolina Education Lottery, meaning that the ticket was not a loser after all.
He plucked the ticket from the trash and his wife kept scratching the card – discovering that she had won $200,000.
The couple told the South Carolina Education Lottery they’re “happy and thankful everything worked out.”
With their winnings, the two plan on buying a new house, they told lottery officials.
The couple had a 1 in 750,000 chance of winning the $200,000 top prize in the Double Sided Dollars Extra Play, the South Carolina Education Lottery said.
The Double Sided Dollars Extra Play game went on sale on March 19, 2024, the South Carolina Education Lottery’s website said.
Three of the four top prizes of $200,000 have been claimed.
A total of 32 second-place prizes of $1,000 are still available.
Thousands of other prizes, ranging from $5 to $500, are also available.
The South Carolina Education Lottery was created after a Nov. 7, 2000, referendum that saw residents of the state vote to approve the implementation of a state-run lottery, the lottery’s website said.
The South Carolina Education Lottery Act was ratified by the South Carolina General Assembly a little more than six months later, and the bill was signed into law.
The first tickets for the South Carolina Education Lottery’s games were sold in March 2002, its website said.
A quarter of the South Carolina Education Lottery’s proceeds go toward various educational programs in the state, according to the website.
The rest go to prizes, retailer commissions and operating costs.
This amounts to more than $8 billion since 2002, according to the lottery.
During the first 20 years of the lottery, more than 2.5 million scholarships have been distributed to South Carolina students, the website said.
The South Carolina Education Lottery declined to provide additional details on the lucky couple’s big win.
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Crash causing major backup along I-85N in Gaffney
GAFFNEY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – All lanes are blocked due to a crash near the Green River Road Exit along I-85N in Gaffney, according to the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT).
As of 5 p.m. Saturday, traffic cameras show major back-ups in the area near Exit 87, near Green River Road and Old Post Road.
FOX Carolina has reached out to officials for more information. Stay with us as we work to learn more.
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