Here's an article discussing Spurrier's reaction to the flap about the schollies.
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Explaining himself
Spurrier writes to coaches after revoking scholarships
Steve Spurrier wrote to six South Carolina players, telling them their scholarships would not be renewed.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier explained his reasons for revoking scholarships in a letter to state high school football head coaches after the South Carolina Football Coaches Association's Board of Directors called Spurrier's move "unethical."
Spurrier said Saturday he wrote the letter because he wanted the state's high school coaches to understand his actions.
He's gotten several calls of support from prep coaches since the board's letter came out Wednesday. As far as the 90 or so coaches who signed it, Spurrier said, "I'll tell you something I learned a long time ago, everybody doesn't like me and everybody doesn't like South Carolina. If they can find something to blast us and talk negatively about us, they'll do it. So my message to the Carolina fan is don't listen to the enemy talk about us."
Earlier this summer, Spurrier wrote to six players that their scholarships, which are awarded yearly, would not be renewed. Spurrier also added that of those six, three players remained with the Gamecocks and at least one could have his scholarship renewed by next week.
Two others -- reported to be defensive back Trent Usher and offensive lineman Josh Winchell -- are expected to transfer. Receiver Grayson Mullins is the third known player to have his scholarship pulled.
Spurrier would not reveal the three players sent letters who remained working with the Gamecocks.
The board's letter, also sent to South Carolina athletic director Eric Hyman, said it felt that "USC has shown a lack of commitment to numerous athletes by threatening to revoke and revoking scholarships to athletes who are meeting all the requirements established by your football program."
The group went on to say that taking away a "scholarship because you feel an athlete cannot play at the level needed to compete in the Southeastern Conference is unethical."
Spurrier has said several times that he wanted to reward those players most deserving with scholarships. There are walk-ons, he said, who bring more to the program than some recruited players and should be rewarded. Spurrier recently gave two walk-ons, receiver Michael Flint and long-snapper Ike Crofoot, scholarships. He said there are other walk-ons who also may fit into South Carolina's maximum limit of 85 scholarships.
He said Saturday he didn't feel he'd done anything wrong. The NCAA says players must be told of their yearly scholarship renewals by July 1.
Spurrier's letter to coaches laid out how South Carolina's number of players grew to what it did and how the coaches chose to resolve it.
Spurrier admitted this was a rare situation. "We've never been squeezed numbers-wise the way we were here," he said.
Andy Tweito, a Daniel High assistant who is a member of the SCFCA board, said earlier this week that the coaches were not trying to start a battle with Spurrier. "We felt we had to say something," he said.
Tweito had said that some coaches at the meeting said they might not let South Carolina recruiters on their schools.
The SCFCA letter also asked the South Carolina High School League to consider pulling its five state championship games from Williams-Brice Stadium in December. The league's Weekend of Champions has been held at South Carolina's stadium each fall since 1997.
Was this the first time Spurrier's ever been labeled unethical? "Oh sure," he says, "every time we score over 50, they said I'd run it up, or put the backups in the game and keep scoring."
Spurrier says he'll give the matter as much credence as it deserves. "You've got to choose who you listen to in life," he said. "The people who can make you feel bad are going to do it. You've got to choose."
They kicked him to the curb. 
