South Carolina State University is potentially on the hook for $8.4 million in cut funding; about 44 percent of its funds from the State of South Carolina. Clemson University is targeted to lose $32 million and the state’s technical colleges stand to lose $31 million.
Sports-wise, it means that an already sustainable budget with the SC State athletic department needs to continue to be so, because the university will have limited room for a cash infusion to Bulldog athletics. And hopefully, the exquisite marketing that has become a hallmark of Bulldog athletics will continue without interruption.
$8.4 million is a lot, and on the academic side of things, the students and faculty will feel the pinch. But if there’s any part of the university that can thrive in the face of cuts, its sports; especially with the good run the Bulldogs are having over the last four years.
Record-breaking South Carolina State tailback 
Everything about their performance cried out for an end to the MEAC’s streak of ineptitude in the FCS playoffs. The South Carolina State Bulldogs, with their vaunted rushing attack held in check and passing game all but dismantled, were tied with the Appalachian State Mountaineers midway through the fourth quarter of the FCS Playoffs opening round in Boone, NC last Saturday.
South Carolina State will meet Appalachian State
Ranked seventh in the nation, seems like the biggest post-season aspirations for South Carolina State have proven smaller than the Bulldogs’ talent and national appeal. But there’s one aspect of their tournament future that very few people considered.
