Carolina Signee Could Be Removed From High School
February 9th, 2010 ║ Posted By: John Pennington ║ Permalink ║ Tags: South Carolina
When you think of potentially dumb moves, I would guess that a high school student deciding to take liquor to his school would rank pretty highly.
But that’s just what South Carolina signee Victor Hampton did just two days after national signing day.
The 17-year-old took brandy to his school, mixed it with Pepsi (yum?), got caught, and was arrested — as we told you at the time — for underage drinking. At school.
Now that’s just asking for it, isn’t it?
Hampton has been suspended from school. If a board rules that he be removed from his current high school and placed in Darlington County Intervention School, he could still receive his diploma.
But it’s interesting to note if he’s forced to move, Hampton would be going to his fifth different school in four years.
Then there’s the legal charges which could result in fines, up to 30 days in jail and the loss of his driver’s license.
Hampton has been in trouble numerous times before. South Carolina knew this and recruited him anyway.
Florida had recruited him, but backed off as signing day neared due to academic (test scores) and character concerns.
To date, Steve Spurrier has made no comment regarding why he would recruit a player who’s covered in more question marks than Frank Gorshin’s old Riddler costume.
The State’s Joe Person believes that Carolina will ultimately stand beside Hampton and allow him to join the Gamecock team. If he gets his test scores. And if he doesn’t get tossed out of yet another school.
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