Highly touted receiver portal target sets official visit with South Carolina
One of South Carolina’s top transfer portal targets has scheduled an official visit with the program.
Per On3’s Pete Nakos, Miami (Ohio) transfer wide receiver Gage Larvadain has set an official visit with the Gamecocks for Jan. 5 to 7.
He has also set an OV with Tulane for Jan. 3.
Larvadain posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he received an offer from South Carolina on Wednesday. He has also heard from Auburn, Baylor, Cal, Duke, Houston, Michigan State, Miami, Tulane and UCF, according to Nakos.
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Larvadain, who entered the transfer portal on Tuesday, was one of the most prolific wideouts in the Mid-American Conference last season. He ranked second in the conference in receiving yards (679) and added six touchdowns on 42 catches.
Before joining the RedHawks, he spent two seasons at Southeastern Louisiana. Despite being a two-time transfer, Larvadain will be allowed to immediately play during the 2024-25 academic year without securing a waiver, according to guidance sent to schools by the NCAA earlier this week.
He is currently ranked the No. 8 wide receiver in the transfer portal by the On3 Industry Ranking.
Gage Larvadain Miami (Ohio) Bio
2022 (Sophomore at Southeastern Louisiana)
- Played in 13 games
- Recorded 59 catches for 731 yards and two touchdowns
- Averaged 25.1 yards per kick return
- Rushed for 74 yards on 15 carries
2021 (Freshman at Southeastern Louisiana)
- Played in 13 games, making six starts at wide receiver
- Southland Conference Freshman of the Year
- First Lion to win the award since 2008
- Named All-Southland Conference at both wide receiver (second team) and kick returner (first team)
- Also earned first team All-Louisiana accolades at return specialist
- Caught 37 passes for 521 yards and five touchdowns
- Led the Southland and ranked 16th in FCS with a 26.6 kickoff return average
- Named Southland and Louisiana Special Teams Player of the Week after tying a school record with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in a 58-48 victory at Nicholls
- Also had a 76-yard touchdown reception in the win at the Colonels
High School
- Two-sport standout at Riverside Academy
- Played quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back on the gridiron for the Rebels
- Accounted for 2,400 total yards and 33 touchdowns
- Named the Player of the Year in the New Orleans metro area by Friday Night Football, CrescentCitySports.com and NASH 106.1 FM
- First team Class 1A All-State basketball player
- Averaged 27 points, eight rebounds and seven assists on the way to helping his team to the Division IV state semifinals
