South Carolina adds transfer portal OL
Western Illinois transfer portal offensive lineman Sidney Fugar announced a commitment to the South Carolina football program Sunday as he wrapped up an official visit to the school.
Fugar has three years of eligibility left making him an important target for a Carolina offense that will replace several offensive linemen from its 2022 roster.
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Fugar also took an official visit to Cincinnati prior to making his decision and held offers from East Carolina, Hawaii, Memphis, and Troy.
A 6-foot-5, 332-pounder, Fugar has played two seasons at the FCS program, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference. He attended high school in Waldorf, Maryland at St. Thomas More School.
Fugar was one of five official visitors from the transfer portal on South Carolina’s campus this week including Utah RB Micah Bernard, Florida DB Tre’Vez Johnson, Ole Miss LB Jaron Willis and Newberry RB Mario Anderson.
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South Carolina transfer portal additions
RB Mario Anderson (Newberry)
Years of eligibility left: 2
On3 consensus ratings (HS): Not ranked
2022 stats: 10 games, 211 attempts, 1,560 yards, 19 touchdowns, 7.4 yards per attempt
TE Nick Elksnis (Florida)
Years of eligibility left: 3
On3 consensus ratings (HS): Four-star, No. 390 nationally
2022 stats: Did not record an offensive stat in 2022
OL Nick Gargiulo (Yale)
Position: Interior offensive line
Years of eligibility left: 1
On3 consensus ratings: Not ranked
2022 stats: 636 snaps, 72.5 overall PFF grade, 74.3 pass block, 70.9 run block grade, three pressures allowed
TE Trey Knox (Arkansas)
Years of eligibility left: 1
On3 consensus ratings (HS): Four-star, No. 232 nationally
2022 stats: 26 catches, 296 yards, 5 touchdowns
TE Joshua Simon (Western Kentucky)
Years of eligibility left: 2
On3 consensus ratings (HS): Three-star, No. 2,356 nationally
2022 stats: 20 catches, 273 yards, 6 touchdowns
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.
