South Carolina acquired the services of Kansas transfer Defensive Back Karon Prunty today. Prunty (6-1, 190), a Freshman All-American with Kansas, chose South Carolina over Tennessee. Prunty will be available to play immediately in 2021, and adds quality depth to the Gamecock secondary that lost Jaycee Horn and Israel Mukuamu to the NFL, and Jammie Robinson, John Dixon, and Shilo Sanders to the transfer portal.
Prunty, who has 4 years of playing eligibility remaining, held opponents to just a 38.5 percent completion percentage when thrown against him in nine last year for the Jayhawks, ranking seventh in all of college football, while not allowing a single touchdown all season. He also broke up 10 passes, tied for the most among freshmen nationally and tied for sixth among all players, regardless of experience. He ranked 1st nationally among freshman last season with 11 passes defended.
Prunty visited both the Gamecocks and Volunteers in June and announced earlier this week a decision between the two would be announced over the weekend.
In Prunty Head Coach Shane Beamer and Secondary Coach Torrian Gray have landed their fourth transfer defensive back. He joins Carlins Platel (Assumption College), David Spaulding (Georgia Southern), and Tyrese Ross (Washington State). They also added junior college players Marcellas Dial and Isaiah Norris from Georgia Military College as well as high school signee La’Dareyen Craig (Mobile, Ala./Baker).
Prunty, who has 4 years of playing eligibility remaining, held opponents to just a 38.5 percent completion percentage when thrown against him in nine last year for the Jayhawks, ranking seventh in all of college football, while not allowing a single touchdown all season. He also broke up 10 passes, tied for the most among freshmen nationally and tied for sixth among all players, regardless of experience. He ranked 1st nationally among freshman last season with 11 passes defended.
Prunty visited both the Gamecocks and Volunteers in June and announced earlier this week a decision between the two would be announced over the weekend.
In Prunty Head Coach Shane Beamer and Secondary Coach Torrian Gray have landed their fourth transfer defensive back. He joins Carlins Platel (Assumption College), David Spaulding (Georgia Southern), and Tyrese Ross (Washington State). They also added junior college players Marcellas Dial and Isaiah Norris from Georgia Military College as well as high school signee La’Dareyen Craig (Mobile, Ala./Baker).
