Coastal Carolina Cheerleading is currently dominating the sports news cycle, as the squad has been indefinitely suspended.
A conduct investigation is the reason for the suspension, and the allegations include “a long list of things,” including prostitution, purchasing alcohol for underage team members, and paying others to complete their homework assignments.
Coastal Carolina University, commonly referred to as CCU or Coastal, is a public, state-supported, liberal arts university in Conway, South Carolina, United States. It is actually not located on the coast, but about 12 miles inland from Myrtle Beach.
The University itself released the news via an official public statement on Friday, and it partially reads:
The Myrtle Beach Sun News published a statement Friday from Coastal Carolina Cheerleading, which claims the accusations being made against the squad are false. It reads:
“At this point in time, we no longer wish to be contacted about the current situation. The false accusations have led to harassment on campus as well as through social media, and are beginning to negatively impact our daily lives as well as our studies. As a team we ask the community to support us through these tough times as we hope the situation will be cleared up shortly.”
The CCU Cheer team was set to perform in a cheer competition later this month in Daytona, Florida. However, that obviously is in serious jeopardy now.
Here’s more on this bombshell of a sports news narrative via WMBF, NBC’s Myrtle Beach affiliate-
There are currently no incident reports pertaining to the conduct investigation, CCU Vice President of Communications William M. Plate Jr. stated.
The cheerleading section of the CCU Athletics website, which once featured pictures of each member of the squad, has been removed from the website, and now directs to the school’s main Spirit Team page.
Coastal Carolina Cheerleading often makes registers on the national radar during March Madness, when the university men’s basketball team makes appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Many of us are quite familiar with the Chanticleers hoops team, but a cheerleader prostitution scandal would certainly overshadow any other associations with the school’s athletic programs.
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