Steve Spurrier speaks out against domestic violence

Steve Spurrier made it clear during Tuesday’s weekly press conference he’ll never keep a player who hits a woman.

Speaking out against the Ray Rice situation in Baltimore, Spurrier gave his thoughts:

Steve Spurrier stands up against domestic violence: 'If you ever hit a girl, you're not going to play on our team. You're finished.'

— GoGamecocks.com (@gogamecocks) September 9, 2014

Steve Spurrier on domestic violence: "It’s amazing that America has sort of put up with it or compromised."

— Josh Kendall (@JoshatTheState) September 9, 2014

"If you hit a girl, you're finished. I don't know why every coach doesn't have that rule." — South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier.

— Rick Bonnell (@rick_bonnell) September 9, 2014

Earlier Tuesday, Nike announced that it has cut all ties with the former Ravens running back.

South Carolina hosts Georgia on Saturday in a pivotal early-season SEC East matchup.