After an NCAA investigation on the South Carolina Gamecocks football program, the NCAA has decided to hand down the "Death Penalty" to the football program.

The NCAA began looking in to allegations that the Gamecocks organization was recruiting illegally, placing bounties on players from opposing teams, the front office lying to the NCAA and covering up any withholding information from investigators, and a corrupt athletic apartment. All coaches, including head coach Steve Spurrier, were removed from their positions, as well as higher position holding employees. As the NCAA continues to investigate, the players, will be allowed to participate in the, but this wil be their final season.

"This is a sad day for Carolina football". The university president stated.

This will effectively "kill" the Carolina football program. For the next 4 seasons, only walk ons will be allowed to participate. All non-conference football games will be played on the road, and the program may face being kicked out of the South Eastern conference in football, as well as other sports.

As it stands, the 2012 schedule is as follows:

@ ECU
@ Georgia
@ Navy
vs. Vanderbilt
vs. #12 Auburn
vs. Kentucky
@ #19 Mississippi State
@ Tennessee
@ #18 Arkansas
vs. #20 Florida
@ Miami
@ Clemson

As so, the news outlets are not allowed to follow the program during the season (editors note: This is to speed up the simulating process,

God Save Carolina Football...