Last offseason South Carolina added several impact players in the transfer portal with players such as Kyle Kennard, Demetrius Knight Jr., Raheim Sanders, and m

Justin Okoronkwo, a linebacker who played for Alabama as a true freshman during the 2024 season, has committed to coach Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks, he announced on social media Friday. “New Home !!!” he wrote in a post that included an edited photo of him wearing a South Carolina jersey.

South Carolina football needed to fill some roster holes this offseason through the transfer portal. Shane Beamer and company have done well to address most of those needs. So far this cycle, South Carolina has received transfer portal pledges from offensive linemen Nick Sharpe (Wake Forest),

Tanner Bailey announced he was retiring from his sports career. But on Wednesday, he announced his commitment to Auburn football. More here from Bailey on his decision.

The Wildcats will likely start redshirt freshman QB Cutter Boley, who played a bit last season. In any case, South Carolina might beat them worse in 2025 than it did in 2024 (by 25 points). It seems likely at this point that South Carolina will head to LSU at 5-0, looking for its first victory over LSU (and first win in Death Valley) since 1994.

For the fifth time since it opened, Alabama football has lost a linebacker, this time Justin Okoronkwo, to the transfer portal.

Auburn football brought in its fourth quarterback over the offseason signing Tanner Bailey per 247sports. A former Class of 2022 recruit out of Gordo, Bailey signed with South Carolina and retired from football in January of 2024.

Stanley is the third offensive lineman South Carolina has signed out of the transfer portal so far this offseason, joining Nick Sharpe from Wake Forest and Western Kentucky transfer Rodney Newsom Jr.

No. 5 Alabama men's basketball won its first SEC road test over South Carolina 88-68 on Wednesday evening in relatively easy fashion.