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Third South Carolina receiver entering transfer portal

by: Kevin Miller12/08/24kevinbmiller52
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South Carolina wide receiver Debron Gatling, a true freshman who redshirted this season, is entering the transfer portal, he said on Sunday.

Gatling signed with the Gamecocks after flipping from the Texas A&M Aggies on last year’s National Signing Day. The 5’11” pass-catcher did not see any game action this fall.

Gatling was a 3-star prospect in the 2024 class out of powerhouse Milton High School in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Thanks to a redshirt this season, Gatling will have four years of eligibility remaining. He could draw Power 4 interest in the transfer portal.

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Debron Gatling South Carolina Bio

True freshman wide receiver who graduated at semester from Milton High School in Alpharetta, Ga. and enrolled at South Carolina in January… considered to be more advanced as a freshman receiver.

HIGH SCHOOL

Wide receiver from Alpharetta, Ga.’s Milton High School… graduated in December 2023… also played cornerback… led the Eagles to a 13-2 record and a 7A Georgia state title in 2023… caught 77 passes for 892 yards and 11 touchdowns… selected to the Under Armour All-America game following his senior season… coached by Ben Reaves… was a MaxPreps Sophomore Second-Team All-American in 2021 after catching 37 passes for 659 yards and 11 touchdowns, helping Milton to a 13-2 record… also competed in track where he posted an 11.48 100m in 2022.

PERSONAL

Debron Gatling was born Dec. 13, 2005… is a sport and entertainment management major.

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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.

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