Basketball coach Tim Floyd has left USC in disgrace after allegations he paid O.J. Mayo to play for the Trojans:
Floyd submitted a one-paragraph letter to USC athletic director Mike Garrett saying he was quitting after four seasons because he no longer had full enthusiasm for his job.
“I accept Tim’s decision and wish him well,” Garrett said in a statement.
The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Miss., first reported Floyd’s resignation. He is from Hattiesburg.
The announcement follows allegations that thousands of dollars in cash and gifts were funneled to Mayo by a representative of a sports agency.
Last month, YahooSports.com reported that Louis Johnson, a former associate of Mayo’s, told federal and NCAA investigators that Floyd paid to have Mayo sign with the Trojans.
And what did Tim Floyd get for all his efforts at inducing O.J. Mayo to come to his team? An abbreviated NCAA tournament run followed by shame, humiliation and ouster. He will now be remembered alongside other cheating skunks like Jim Harrick, Kelvin Sampson and Dave Bliss. It may take a whole year for the stain to wear off and another school to hire him.
Meanwhile, O.J. Mayo plays in the NBA, cashes huge paychecks, rolls with his homies, gets with the hotties…and laughs best.
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