South Carolina OL Grayson Mains enters transfer portal
South Carolina offensive lineman Grayson Mains has entered the transfer portal, according to On3.
The 6-foot-5, 296-pound redshirt freshman has been with the program for the last two years.
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A former three-star prospect, the Lambert (GA) graduate signed with South Carolina’s 2022 recruiting class.
The On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average of the four major recruiting media services ranked Mains as the No. 60 overall interior offensive lineman in his class.
Grayson Mains South Carolina bio
* 2022-23 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Redshirt freshman offensive lineman who is settling in as an interior player at guard or at center… looks to challenge for a spot in the two-deep.
2022 (Freshman)
Worked with the scout team in his first season with the Garnet & Black… did not see any game action… redshirted… named to the 2022-23 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Lambert High School in Suwanee, Ga… where he played offensive tackle… the Longhorns went 7-4 in his senior season under head coach Tommy Watson… ranked as the 78th-best player in the Peach State, the 59th-best offensive tackle in the country and No. 733 overall in the 247Sports Composite… rated the 87th-best prospect in the state by Rivals.
PERSONAL
Grayson Ford Mains was born March 18, 2004… 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.
