Quote Originally Posted by SeaRay View Post
By the way, anyone heard exactly what happened with Shaq Roland? He has had some off field issues ever since he came to USC and probably at Lexington High School as well.
The on-again, off-again relationship between Shaq Roland and South Carolina appears to be off yet again, although this time it looks permanent.
According to 247Sports.com, Roland “made the decision to quit the team and was not dismissed from the program.” The wide receiver did not attend team meetings or practice the past couple of days, and didn’t fly with his Gamecock teammates to Shreveport for USC’s Duck Commander Independence Bowl game against Miami.
The website also reports that Roland, a true junior, will likely either drop down a level of college football or make himself available for the 2015 NFL draft. Roland’s decision to leave the Gamecocks comes a couple of months after he didn’t travel with the team for a game against Kentucky because he failed to attend a team meeting and a walkthrough.