Free 'Sul! South Carolina running back Rahsul Faison still waiting on NCAA waiver
Earlier this week, South Carolina coach Shane Beamer thought the Gamecocks might soon have some closure for their in-limbo running back Rahsul Faison, who is still waiting to receive word from the NCAA if he’s eligible to play this season.
However, as of Friday afternoon, there was just more disappointment on that front.
In an appearance on 107.5 The Game with Jay Philips and Elijah Campbell, Beamer said South Carolina still hadn’t received word on the transfer running back’s waiver that he would need to be eligible to play in 2025.
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“It’s unfortunate,” Beamer said. “Every time I hear through the grapevine that we should know something in the next day or two, it never happens. And what’s today, Friday, I think Tuesday, I heard we should know something in the next couple of days. And here we are Friday and we’ve heard nothing. So nothing right now.”
Faison transferred to South Carolina in January after spending the last two seasons at Utah State, where he rushed for 1,845 yards and 13 touchdowns on 316 carries.
He graduated from high school in 2019 but did not play football in 2019, 2020, or 2021 before playing at Snow JUCO in 2022.
He hopes for an extra year of eligibility due to the “Pavia” rule and has a strong case.
“Our players are back in town working out,” Beamer continued. “I was out watching them today, work out, lift, and run. And, you know, the team always gets it together at the end and they break it down on something, ‘123 team’ or ‘123 Gamecocks’ or whatever it is. And today they broke it down on ‘Free ‘Sul’ as well. So they’re behind him and he’s here working hard and hoping that we get some closure on this soon.”
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In early May, Beamer expressed his frustration about the situation at a Welcome Home Tour event. A few days later, Faison posted on X/Twitter that he had retained premier NIL lawyer Darren Heitner, who South Carolina men’s basketball’s Myles Stute also hired to help with his appeal for an extra year, which was ultimately granted.
On Friday, Beamer was asked if the NCAA had provided any indication of what is holding up the waiver.
“I really haven’t,” Beamer said. “The NCAA reached out. We’ve given them everything that they’ve asked for since January. They reached back out about two weeks ago I think and asked for just a little bit more information on you know a couple situations with previous schools that we provided to them.
“We’ve reached out to his previous stops and gotten all the information and documentation and statements that we need from them, so we’ve given the NCAA everything. We haven’t gotten a response on or any other feedback on why we don’t have a final statement yet, no.”
