South Carolina withstood a push from Vanderbilt to land a commitment from Purdue transfer wide receiver <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/nitro-tuggle-162105/">Nitro Tuggle</a> on Friday night, giving the Gamecocks another portal win on a priority target.



The former Boilermaker and Georgia playmaker visited both programs before deciding on South Carolina. 



Tuggle played in all 12 games for Purdue this season, putting together a productive year. He caught 34 passes for exactly 500 yards, adding four touchdowns.



He has three years to play two remaining in his career.



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Tuggle has been on South Carolina fans’ radar since LaNorris Sellers shared a post about the former UGA receiver on his Instagram Story.



Tuggle played high school football at South Bend (IN) <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/northwood-panthers-nappanee-in-3398/">NorthWood</a>, where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 127 overall recruit in the <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/rankings/industry-player/football/2024/">2024 cycle</a>, according to the <a href="https://www.on3.com/news/on3-industry-ratings-rankings/">Rivals Industry Ranking</a>, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.



On3’s Griffin McVeigh contributed to this report.



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