Gamecocks, Clemson agree: Time for Confederate flag to come down - Charleston Post Courier
The Confederate flag that flies on the statehouse grounds, a mere three blocks from USC's Horseshoe, has long been problematic for the Gamecocks due to the NCAA's stance on its presence. Nikki Haley called for the flag to be removed following the shooting of nine church-goers at Emanuel AME in Charleston, the USC athletic department presented a unified front. ” South Carolina athletics director Ray Tanner wrote Monday in a Twitter post a few hours before Haley called for the flag to be removed. Others at USC echoed similar sentiments, as did Dan Radakovich, the athletics director at Clemson. Haley and Clemson President Jim Clements that it is time to take down the Confederate Flag,” Radakovich wrote on Twitter. Clements also called for the flag to be removed from the statehouse grounds, and wrote in an email to students and faculty that Clemson is planning a vigil Wednesday to honor those lost in the Charleston shooting. While neither USC nor Clemson released any official statements on Haley's remarks, a few coaches voiced their own support via their individual social media accounts. “So proud of the people of my state of South Carolina,” USC basketball coach Frank Martin wrote Monday on Twitter. South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier has long advocated the flag's removal. Monday afternoon, Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney wrote the same in a text message to The Post and Courier: “Definitely should come down. Source: www.postandcourier.com
