South Carolina DL planning to enter transfer portal
South Carolina redshirt freshman defensive lineman D’Andre Martin is planning to enter the NCAA transfer portal, GamecockCentral has learned.
Martin has not yet entered the portal but has already informed the coaching staff of his decision.
The 6-foot-4, 306-pounder played in three games this season and collected one tackle. He also played in one game as a true freshman in 2022.
Martin has three years of eligibility left.
South Carolina Transfer Portal Resources:
- South Carolina Target Watchlist
- South Carolina Portal Tracker
- On3 National Portal Tracker
- Get portal news notifications with the App
A former three-star prospect, the Durham, N.C. native and Life Christian Academy 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 Martin as the No. 1133 overall prospect in his class, the No. 124 defensive lineman, and the No. 35 prospect in Virginia.
D’Andre Martin South Carolina Bio
Redshirt freshman who works in the middle of the defensive line… considered a hard worker… advanced from where he was at this point last year… gaining confidence.
2022 (Freshman)
True freshman defensive tackle… graduated from high school at the semester and enrolled in January… saw action in the Charlotte contest… did not record any statistics.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Life Christian Academy in Chester, Va. in December of 2021… coached by Charles Scott… began his prep career as a wide receiver but grew into a defensive end as a senior… LCA did not compete in 2020… rated as the 35th-best player in the Tar Heel State and the 151st-best defensive lineman in the country according to 247Sports Composite.
PERSONAL
D’Andre Jerrel Martin was born October 8, 2003… is a broadcast journalism major.
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.
