Shane Beamer calls out NCAA over Rahsul Faison waiver delay: 'It's getting frustrating'

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer vented his frustrations with the NCAA regarding a waiver for transfer running back Rahsul Faison. Faison joined the Gamecocks this offseason after two seasons at Utah State, one season of junior college and one season at Marshall.

Although the running back graduated high school in 2019, changes to NCAA rules that don’t count JUCO seasons against eligibility should grant him another year. Yet with spring practice having come and gone, South Carolina has still not got official word from the NCAA.

Beamer says this is despite the fact the Gamecocks have given the NCAA everything it has asked for for its stamp of approval. He seemed to be at his wits’ end when discussing the situation Monday.

“It’s getting frustrating just to be completely frank,” Beamer said. “I understand that the NCAA has a lot on their plate, but the fact that they’ve had everything they needed from us since January and we don’t have an answer is, frankly, disappointing. We’ve given them everything they needed. …We’ve been in contact with other schools that he was at to get stuff from them to give them what they needed.

“Again, I know they have a lot on their plate, but the fact that we’re now in the middle of May and we still don’t have an answer and we just went through a portal window where we didn’t add a running back but we don’t have an answer on whether or not we’re gonna have three scholarship running backs on our team or four, five, whatever it is. That’s tough when you talk about planning for 2025.”

Faison earned second team All-Mountain West honors this past season after finishing with 1,109 yards rushing and eight touchdowns. It was the first time in his career that he surpassed the 1,000-yard mark and he ended his career at Utah State with 1,845 yards and 13 touchdowns combined in two seasons.

South Carolina loses last year’s leading rusher Raheim Sanders to the NFL and Faison is expected to take over as the lead back. The Gamecocks also have Oscar Adaway, Jawarn Howell, Matthew Fuller, and Bradley Cooper on scholarship.

The continued delay with getting Faison granted eligible has become frustrating, but there is perhaps hope on the horizon. Less than two weeks ago, courts in New Jersey granted a temporary injunction in favor of Rutgers defensive back Jett Elad to play in 2025. Elad also was also a class of 2019 graduate with a junior college past.