Carolina takes seriously its obligation as a NCAA member institution, and we shall continue to pursue with vigilance and honesty our goal of full compliance with all NCAA policies and procedures.
We are getting a huge proportion of those students staying in South Carolina today. If we didn't have this scholarship program, that might be a very different story. I don't think the value of this program can be overstated.
As a member of the Southeastern conference, whose institutions have been so deeply affected by Hurricane Katrina, the University of South Carolina feels a special obligation to help those schools, as well as everyone in the region who has suffered loss.