The fairest outcome for Brian Bowen at South Carolina; midseason awards; weekend predictions (1.12)
Eye On College Basketball
CBS Sports
4.6 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 12 January 2018
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Matt Norlander got Frank Martin on the phone earlier this week and asked the South Carolina coach why he decided to take a chance on former Louisville player Brian Bowen. Friday's ep leads with a long discussion with Gary Parrish on that, then the guys get into their midseason awards. They wrap with a hefty lookahead to a Saturday that is stacked high with a lot of interesting games.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, it's Gary Nerser, Friday, January 12, 2018. |
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| 0:32.9 | Matt Norlander is here with me, and let's start with what I think was the big news from the |
| 0:38.4 | past couple of days, and that's that Brian Bowen, the former Louisville freshman, has enrolled |
| 0:44.0 | at South Carolina for folks who are unfamiliar with this story, and I can't imagine that's anybody |
| 0:48.6 | who is actually listening to a college basketball podcast, but still he was a five-star player, |
| 0:54.8 | top 30 national recruit, signed late with Louisville, enrolled at Louisville. |
| 0:59.6 | Everything was cool until the FBI investigation, which alleges that his father engaged in a pay |
| 1:05.7 | for play scheme that resulted in Rick Patino losing his job by extension Tom Jerich losing his |
| 1:13.8 | job, and Brian Bowen being enrolled in eligible by the University of Louisville. They did not even seek |
| 1:19.6 | reinstatement at Louisville, but they did give him an opportunity to remain in school if he wanted to, |
| 1:26.6 | or transfer with their blessing. He has now transferred to South Carolina where he's on campus, |
| 1:33.8 | and I guess participating in basketball activities, but obviously not eligible to play. Matt, |
| 1:41.2 | you talked to Frank Martin about this detailed the entire deal. You can find that at cbsports.com, |
| 1:48.0 | but just let's start with your general thoughts on the Brian Bowen situation. |
| 1:52.2 | My general thoughts on the Brian Bowen situation are that I think it's more likely than not that he |
| 2:01.2 | does not ever play for South Carolina, but I don't think it's an impossibility. I spoke with a few |
| 2:09.6 | coaches about this after the story came out, and there's a general curiosity, hey, is he going to, |
| 2:16.4 | is he actually ever going to see the floor here? I'm not sure. Now, also what happened on Thursday |
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