South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner stepping down

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South Carolina will launch a search for a new athletic director after Ray Tanner announced Friday that he is stepping down.

Tanner, 66, has guided the Gamecocks' athletic department since 2012 and will stay on until a replacement is hired. The national search for a new AD is set to begin at the end of the fall semester.

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