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BREAKING: South Carolina Lands Transfer O-Lineman From Oklahoma

Shane Beamer and South Carolina's Football staff continue to roll in the portal, landing transfer offensive lineman Aaryn Parks.

Andrew Lyon

BREAKING: South Carolina Lands Transfer O-Lineman From Oklahoma
BREAKING: South Carolina Lands Transfer O-Lineman From Oklahoma /

Considering the issues that the South Carolina Gamecocks ran into along the offensive in terms of quality play and depth in 2023, Shane Beamer and his staff wanted to land some players in the trenches. They secured a commitment from North Carolina Central's Torricelli Simpkins III just three days ago, and now have Oklahoma transfer Aaryn Parks in the fold.

Parks was rated the 7th-best offensive guard in the 2020 recruiting class by 247Sports Composite rankings and played in nine games during his four seasons in Norman. Beamer has a connection with Parks as he was a part of the Sooners staff in the 2020 season before coming to Columbia.

Other Portal Commits (14)

  • TE Brady Hunt - Ball State: In an impressive Freshman All-American campaign in 2022, Hunt caught 46 passes for 498 yards, and five touchdowns.
  • LB Bangally Kamara - Pittsburgh: Racked up 118 total tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and four sacks during his time in the ACC.
  • WR Gage Larvadain - Miami (OH): Brings nearly 2,000 career receiving yards to Columbia, along with thirteen touchdowns and 138 catches.
  • LB Demetrius Knight - Charlotte: Accumulated 96 total tackles, 5.5 TFLs, and three interceptions this past season with the Charlotte 49ers after spending the previous three years at Georgia Tech.
  • S Buddy Mack III - Pittsburgh *Walk-on*: Totaled 17 tackles in four seasons in Pennsylvania
  • WR Ahmari Huggins-Bruce - Louisville: Caught 80 passes for 1,121 yards and 10 touchdowns throughout time with the Cardinals
  • OL Torricelli Simpkins III - North Carolina Central: Named the MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2023. Started 33 games in his college career.
  • DB Gerald Kilgore - Tennessee Tech: In 2023, the older brother of Gamecock safety Jalon Kilgore had 37 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and five pass break ups in his first season in the secondary.
  • EDGE Kyle Kennard - Georgia Tech: A graduate transfer who, in 42 career games for the Yellow Jackets, racked up 115 total tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, and 12.5 sacks.
  • RB Jawarn Howell - South Carolina State: Amassed 809 yards on 102 carries (7.9 yards per carry) and scored seven touchdowns on the ground as an FCS Freshman All-American in 2023.
  • DL DeAndre Jules - Pittsburgh: Recorded 24 total tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble in 2023.
  • RB Raheim 'Rocket' Sanders - Arkansas: Sanders ran for 1,443 yards and had 10 rushing touchdowns in a banner 2022 season that saw him earn First-team All-SEC honors.
  • RB Oscar Adaway III - North Texas: scored an impressive 1,935 yards on 344 carries, averaging 5.6 yards per carry. Alongside these impressive stats, he scored 14 touchdowns.
  • WR Jared Brown - Coastal Carolina: One of the best wide receivers at the Group of 5 level over the past two seasons, racking up 1,534 receiving yards and 11 receiving touchdowns on 108 catches in the passing game, along with 439 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns on 35 carries in the ground game

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