South Carolina defensive lineman expected to enter transfer portal
South Carolina redshirt freshman defensive tackle Felix Hixon is expected to enter the NCAA transfer portal, according to GamecockCentral’s Wes Mitchell.
Hixon has not yet entered the portal but plans to do so on Monday and has already informed the coaching staff of his decision.
Hixon hasn’t seen any time on the field with the Gamecocks. He’s been around the program for the last two years.
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- South Carolina Target Watchlist
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- On3 National Portal TrackerÂ
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A former three-star prospect, the Jackson (GA) High School graduate signed with South Carolina as part of the 2022 class.
The On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average of the four major recruiting media services ranked as the No. 82 overall prospect in his class, and the No. 75 prospect in Georgia.
Felix Hixon South Carolina Bio
Redshirt freshman who needs to take the next step mentally and physically to work his way into the rotation… in his second season with the squad.
2022 (Freshman)
True freshman defensive lineman who enrolled at Carolina in January and went through spring drills… worked with the scout team… did not see any game action… redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Jackson (Ga.) High School in December, 2021… the Red Devils posted a 5-6 record in 2021 under head coach Dary Myricks… considered the 57th-best player in Georgia, the 83rd-best defensive lineman in the nation and No. 586 overall according to 247Sports Composite… rated the 54th-best player in the state and the 40th-best defensive tackle in the country by Rivals… enrolled in January.
PERSONAL
Felix Landon Hixon Jr. was born Sept. 10, 2003… is undeclared on his major field of study.
Transfer portal background information
The NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public.
The process of entering the portal is done through a school’s compliance office. Once a player provides written notification of an intent to transfer, the office enters the player’s name in the database and everything is off and running. The compliance office has 48 hours to comply with the player’s request and that request cannot be refused.
The portal has been around since Oct. 15, 2018 and the new calendar cycle within the portal begins each August. For example, the 2021-22 cycle started Aug. 1. During the 2020-21 cycle, 2,626 FBS football players entered the transfer portal (including walk-ons). That comes after 1,681 entered during the 2019-20 cycle and 1,709 during the abbreviated 2018-19 cycle. In comparison, 1,833 Division I basketball players entered the portal during the 2020-21 cycle after totals of 1,020 in 2019-20 and 1,063 in 2018-19.
