Gamecocks have two scholarship spots left in 2022 class
Feb. 03, 2023Shane Beamer isn’t in a hurry to fill the last two scholarship spots in South Carolina’s 2022 class. The Gamecocks have used 23 of their 25 allotted scholarships through the end of Wednesday’s traditional signing day 21 high school recruits and two spots taken from late-summer additions, defensive back Tyrese Ross and quarterback Zeb Noland.
Beamer said Wednesday that he’s planning to wait and see how the Gamecocks perform in spring practice before making final decisions with those two slots. Coaches want to be conscious of injuries and other roster attrition, choosing to re-evaluate things after the April 16 spring game. South Carolina begins spring football practice March 15.
“It’s more to see where we are coming out spring depth-wise, personnel-wise, who may or may not be available,” Beamer said. “We may not use it on anybody. I just don’t want to throw out a scholarship just to be throwing one out.”
Beamer was also busy in the transfer portal in December, adding seven transfers to the Gamecocks’ roster for 2022. The NCAA added a waiver this season that allows teams to expand recruiting classes by replacing up to seven players who departed for the transfer portal with additions from the transfer portal. Those transfers do not count toward the 25-man scholarship limit under the NCAA’s waiver.