South Carolina’s official football roster has been updated for the 2023 season, a little more than two weeks ahead of the team’s first official practice. Five-star freshman wide receiver Nyck Harbor will wear No. 8 for the Gamecocks.
Harbor wore No. 7 in high school but wore No. 8 in the Under Armour All-American Game. He’ll have to wait at least one season if he wants to wear 7 in college. (Quarterback Spencer Rattler wears No. 7 for USC.) At 6-5 and 241 pounds, Harbor is the tallest receiver on the roster by an inch and the heaviest by 14 pounds.
South Carolina has five freshmen at the receiver spot. Harbor is joined by CJ Adams (No. 85), Elijah Caldwell (No. 14), Kelton Henderson (No. 83) and Tyshawn Russell (No. 21). Among the freshmen who enrolled this summer are running back Djay Braswell, who will wear No. 23; tight end Kamron Sandlin (No. 33); and offensive lineman Tree Babalade (No. 51). Note: Running back Dante Miller is not listed on the Gamecocks’ new roster. Miller, a graduate transfer from Columbia University, had appealed for an extra year of eligibility in college. He appeared in six games during his time at South Carolina, running for 38 yards on six carries. That included a 29-yard rush in the Sept. 29 win over S.C. State.
FRESHMAN AND TRANSFER JERSEY NUMBERS
Scholarship players listed; x denotes that player as a transfer Wide receivers x-11 — Eddie Lewis, 6-0 188 85 — CJ Adams, 6-2 215 14 — Elijah Caldwell, 6-1 191 8 — Nyck Harbor, 6-5 241 83 — Kelton Henderson, 6-0 165 21 — Tyshawn Russell, 6-0 174 Tight ends x-1 — Trey Knox, 6-5 237 x-6 — Joshua Simon, 6-4 238 x-84 — Nick Elksnis, 6-6 251 18 — Connor Cox, 6-5 235 86 — Reid Mikeska, 6-5 225 33 — Kamron Sandlin, 6-3 214 Offensive linemen x-69 — Nick Gargiulo, 6-5 327 x-77 — Sidney Fugar, 6-5 327 58 — Markee Anderson, 6-4 302 51 — Tree Babalade, 6-5 338 78 — Trovon Baugh, 6-4 337 50 — Jatavius Shivers, 6-6 315 Quarterback 16 — LaNorris Sellers, 6-3 245 Running backs x-24 — Mario Anderson, 5-9 208 23 — Djay Braswell, 5-11 204 Defensive tackle 64 — Xzavier McLeod, 6-5 284 Edge/defensive end x-12 — Jatius Geer, 6-6 243 9 — Desmond Umeozulu, 6-6 246 Linebackers x-14 — Jaron Willis, 6-2 225 5 — Grayson Howard, 6-4 241 Defensive backs 20 — Judge Collier, 6-1 193 24 — Jalon Kilgore, 6-1 204 25 — Zahbari Sandy, 6-2 215 16 — Vicari Swain, 6-1 183 KEY DATES July 20: USC at SEC Media Days July 26: Shane Beamer’s media golf outing Aug. 3: Gamecocks report for fall camp Aug. 4: First practice Aug. 10: First practice with full pads Aug. 12 and 19: Scrimmages Aug. 24: First day of class Sept. 2: Season opening game vs.
UNC SOUTH CAROLINA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Sept. 2 – North Carolina (at Charlotte) – 7:30 pm, ABC Sept. 9 – vs Furman – 7:30 p.m., SEC Network Sept. 16 – at Georgia – 3:30 pm, CBS Sept. 23 – vs Mississippi State – TBA Sept. 30 – at Tennessee – TBA Oct. 14 – vs Florida – TBA Oct. 21 – at Missouri – TBA Oct. 28 – at Texas A&M – TBA Nov. 4 – Jacksonville State – TBA Nov. 11 – vs Vanderbilt – TBA Nov. 18 – vs Kentucky – TBA Nov. 25 – vs Clemson – TBA
Source : Charlott Eobserver
