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Video interviews with South Carolina transfers

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Video interviews with South Carolina transfers
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On Thursday, nearly two dozen South Carolina transfers met with the media for the first time as Gamecocks. GamecockCentral was able to catch up with nearly every single one of those players.

Below, is a link to every video interview of the players we were able to talk with.

OL Torricelli Simpkins 

Eligibility Remaining: 1 year

Standing 6-foot-5, 310-pounds, Simpkins was an FCS All-American at North Carolina Central. Just this past season he was named the MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year. He was also named to the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl Watchlist. A versatile player who can play multiple spots on the offensive line, look for Simpkins to compete to start at center.

QB Robby Ashford

Eligibility Remaining: 2 years

The Auburn transfer appeared in 22 career games during his time with the Tigers. In those two seasons, he threw for 1,758 yards, nine touchdowns, and nine interceptions. He also rushed for 927 yards and 12 rushing touchdowns.

EDGE Gilber Edmond 

Eligibility Remaining: 1 year

After spending the past season at Florida State, Edmond returns for a second stint with the Gamecocks. The 6-foot-4, 257-pounder finished with 23 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack and forced a fumble this past year.

DL Monkell Goodwine

Eligibility Remaining: 2 years

After spending three seasons in Alabama, the 6-foot-4, 290-pound defensive lineman comes to Columbia looking for a fresh start. Despite appearing in just five games over those three years, Goodwine competed against some of the top players in the country every day in practice. The point is, don’t get caught up on his stats until he has a chance to compete with the Gamecocks. Especially when the player is coming from a football factory like Alabama.

WR Gage Larvadain 

Eligibility Remaining: 1 year

Standing at 5-foot-10, 165 pounds, Larvadain brings plenty of experience to USC’s young and inexperienced wide out room.Appearing in 36 games in three seasons at Miami of Ohio, Larvadain caught 42 passes for 679 yards and six touchdowns this past season. As a sophomore, he recorded 59 catches for 731 yards and two touchdowns.

WR Ahmari Huggins-Bruce 

Eligibility Remaining: 1 year

A native of Dillon, SC, Huggins-Bruce spent the past three seasons at Louisville. There, he appeared in 38 games and had 80 career receptions for 1,121 yards and ten touchdowns. Standing at 5-foot-11, 170 pounds, he’ll look to bring not only experience into South Carolina’s young wide receivers room but competition and proven production.

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WR Jared Brown

Eligibility Remaining: 2 years

The former Coastal Carolina wide receiver complied over 1,000 all-purpose yards with 58 catches for 740 receiving yards and four touchdowns this past season. Named a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America in 2022, Brown stands at 6-0, 190 pounds. He’s appeared in 25 games during his college career.

 RB Rocket Sanders

Eligibility Remaining: 1 year

In 2022 at Arkansas, Sanders rushed for 1,443 yards and ten touchdowns. He also had 271 yards on 28 receptions and two scores. Injuries and a new offense kept Rocket from taking off the same way in 2023 but don’t let that fool you. There’s a reason why the 6-foot-2, 242-pound back is considered the No.2 running back in the transfer portal according to On3.

DT DeAndre Jules

Eligibility Remaining: 1 year

Standing at 6-foot-3, 310-pounds, the Maryland native played in all 12 regular games this past season for Pittsburgh. He also started in six of them. Jules racked up 24 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, a pair of sacks, and a forced fumble in 2023. After redshirting in 2019, Jules has played in a total of 37 collegiate games. In those four seasons, he has accumulated 37 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, and 3.5 sacks.

RB Jawarn Howell

Eligibility Remaining: 3 years

Last recorded at 6-foot-1, 215 pounds, Howell is believed to be up an additional ten pounds., As a true freshman at SC State, he rushed for 809 yards and seven touchdowns on 102 carries. That includes his monster 283-yard rushing performance, to go along with three touchdowns, against Howard just last month.

EDGE Kyle Kennard

Eligibility Remaining: 1 year

The former Georgia Tech EDGE stands at 6-foot-5, 238 pounds and ic coming off an impressive 2023 season. This past year, Kennard finished with 54 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, six sacks, and a pair of forced fumbles.

TE Brady Hunt

Eligibility Remaining: 3 years**

The 6-foot-6, 249-pound tight end signed with the Gamecocks on Wednesday. A Ball State transfer, he dealt with an ankle injury this past season but shined as a redshirt freshman in 2022, where he received several First Team All American honors. During that season, he caught 46 passes for 498 yards and five touchdowns. His five touchdowns that season were tied for the 12th-most among all tight ends in college football during the regular season. That production is why he was named to the Mackey Watch List in 2023, which is an award given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end.
**Because of his injury this past season, Hunt will be eligible for a medical redshirt season.

RB Oscar Adaway

Eligibility Remaining: 2 years

The former North Texas running back is ranked as the No. 15 running back in the transfer portal, according to the On3 Industry transfer portal rankings. Standing at 5-11, 219 pounds, he ranks fifth all-time in program history for the Mean Green with 1,935 career rushing yards. This past season he rushed for 738 yards and six touchdowns, while averaging six yards per carry. He also had 14 catches for 89 yards.

DB Gerald Kilgore

Eligibility Remaining: 3 years

A transfer defensive back, he’s the brother of South Carolina freshman All-American Jalon Kilgore. This past season at Tennessee Tech, he appeared in 11 games and racked up 37 tackles, had five pass breakups, and was also credited with 2.5 tackles for loss.

Players who GamecockCentral wasn’t able to catch up with on camera

LB Demetrius Knight II 

Eligibility Remaining: 1 year

Knight arrives at South Carolina after being named First-Team All-AAC at Charlotte this past season. There, he led the 49ers in tackles with 96 as well as interceptions with three. That also included having a pick-six against Maryland. Previously at Georgia Tech, Knight played in 36 games in four seasons with the Yellow Jackets and had 51 tackles, including three tackles for loss and a sack.

LB Bangally Kamara

Eligibility Remaining: 1 year

The fourth-leading tackler last season for Pittsburgh Kamara posted a career-high this past season with 55 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, two sacks last year. He contributed five quarterback hits and one pass breakup during the 2023 season as well. He has one year of eligibility left.

OL Aaryn Parks 

Eligibility Remaining: 2 years

The Oklahoma transfer stands at 6-foot-4, 301 pounds and comes to Columbia with two years of eligibility remaining. When Shane Beamer was still an assistant with the Sooners, he played a role in Parks recruitment. Appearing in eight career games as a reserve, Parks will create more competition for a South Carolina offensive line room that’s looking to revive itself.

IOL Kamaar Bell 

Eligibility Remaining: 1 year

Standing at 6-foot-2, 300-pounds, Bell started in all 12 games this past season for Florida Atlantic. In three years with the Owls, he appeared in 32 games including starting 12 games as a redshirted freshman. He spent the 2020 season at Auburn.

DB Buddy Mack III

Eligibility Remaining: 2 years

A veteran defensive back who also has played a lot on special teams, Mack appeared in 39 games over the past four seasons for the Panthers. An alum of Byrnes High School in Duncan, SC, he stands at 6-foot-1, 210 pounds.

QB Davis Beville

Eligibility Remaining: 1 year

The transfer from Oklahoma stands at 6-foot-6, 232 pounds. Combined with his first three seasons being spent at Pittsburgh, Beville has appeared in 16 career games with one start. He’s completed 37-of-62 passes for 339 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.

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