The saga of Te’a Cooper’s eligibility appeared to end Thursday night when South Carolina women’s basketball announced that the NCAA had denied a hardship waiver for the transfer guard to play immediately.
As it turns out, things may not be over just quite yet.
After the Gamecocks defeated Arkansas on Thursday evening, head coach Dawn Staley said USC would not appeal the decision, then added that “if I’m (Cooper’s) parents, I would probably lawyer up.”
On Friday, Staley reiterated that she doesn’t think some form of legal action in the case is completely out of the question, pointing out that N.