South Carolina receiver expected to enter transfer portal
South Carolina redshirt freshman wide receiver Landon Samson is expected to enter the NCAA transfer portal, GamecockCentral’s Mike Uva has learned.
As of this moment, Samson has not yet entered the portal but has informed the staff of his intentions to do so.
Samson played in one game in his two seasons in Columbia.
South Carolina Transfer Portal Resources:
- South Carolina Target Watchlist
- South Carolina Portal Tracker
- On3 National Portal Tracker
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A former three-star prospect, the Southlake (Texas) Carroll 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 Gauthier as the No. 497 overall prospect in his class, the No. 78 wide receiver, and the No. 78 prospect in Texas.
Landon Samson South Carolina Bio
Redshirt freshman wide receiver who had a good summer and worked hard in the weight room to gain some weight… considered a good route runner… a candidate to work his way into the regular rotation this fall.
2022 (Freshman)
True freshman wide receiver… primarily worked with the scout team… put together some good practices leading up to the bowl game and saw his first action in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl… did not record any statistics… redshirted… named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Southlake (Texas) Carroll High School in 2022… had 48 catches for 864 yards and 13 touchdowns in 10 games as a senior… the Dragons posted a 14-1 record and reached the Class 6A D1 state semifinals in 2021 under head coach Riley Dodge… invited to play in the 2022 All-American Bowl… named the 2020 Texas District 4-6A Offensive Player of the Year… helped Southlake Carroll reach the Class 6A-Division I state championship game as a junior after catching 74 passes for 1,281 yards and 15 touchdowns… also competed in track & field as a sprinter and jumper… considered the 57th-best prospect in the Lone Star state, the 57th-best wide receiver in the country and No. 414 overall in the 247Sports Composite… ranked 35th in the state of Texas, the 34th-best wide receiver prospect and No. 237 in the Rivals250.
PERSONAL
Landon Jon Samson was born October 25, 2002… is a sport and entertainment management 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.
