At least he's being honest.
But it looks like both he and the University of SC are going to need a full time spin doctor.
Or, more likely, he meant it exactly as the author suggests in the second paragraph.
I agree with Fishy. I hate the internet. The writer knew what he meant and was being a .
"Then again, maybe Key was just misunderstood. Perhaps he meant to cite South Carolina’s tutor program as the key to lifting up players’ academic performance. According to unverified reports, he took a tour of the Dodie Anderson Academic Enrichment Center while visiting the campus shortly before committing, so that actually is a distinct possibility. Yet, if that was Key's intent, it raises secondary questions over whether athletes are students on an equal footing with their classmates if they know they're getting so much help they can't fail.
