South Carolina Edge Rusher Desmond Umeozulu Enters The Transfer Portal

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Just a mates hours aft receiving news of South Carolina getting nan committedness of a separator rusher retired of nan transportation portal, now 1 of their ain will make his measurement retired of Columbia. Gamecocks separator Desmond Umeozulu will transportation distant from nan squad aft 3 seasons. The portal will stay unfastened until Jan.16 for astir teams.

As we participate nan last hours of nan transportation portal window, teams, for illustration South Carolina, are still having to look questions astir roster retention. Coming into nan offseason, Shane Beamer and his unit had to find effect players astatine respective positions, which includes nan protect statement and separator rusher position. They person filled immoderate of those needs, but arsenic we beryllium little than 27 hours distant from nan portal closing, nan Gamecocks suffer different player.

Desmond Umeozulu is simply a erstwhile four-star and apical 150 subordinate wide successful nan 2023 people from C.H. Flowers High School successful Upper Malboro, Maryland. At nan clip his committedness was a immense recruiting triumph for nan team. He was described arsenic a subordinate who had nan perfect size to play astatine nan adjacent level pinch bully twitch and athleticism coming disconnected nan edge.

While playing successful a batch of games successful his 3 seasons pinch nan team, Umeozulu chiefly served arsenic a reserve edged rusher. In 36 games played, including 1 start, he recorded 30 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks.

Outgoing Transfers:

— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) January 16, 2026

Four-Star WR Vandrevius Jacobs (Miami)
Three-Star IOL Ryan Brubaker
Three-Star OT Jatavius Shivers
Three-Star EDGE Jaylen Brown (LSU)
Three-Star IOL Boaz Stanley (Purdue)
Three-Star EDGE Taeshawn Alston
Three-Star OT Tree Bablade (Nebraska)
Three-Star QB Air Noland (Memphis)
Three-Star OT Cason Henry (Louisville)
Three-Star WR Brian Rowe Jr. (UCLA)
Three-Star IOL Trovon Baugh (Texas A&M)
Three-Star LB Jaron Willis (Kansas)
Three-Star DL Zavion Hardy (Baylor)
Three-Star IOL Nick Sharpe (Michigan State)
Three-Star TE Michael Smith (Syracuse)
Two-Star IOL Rodney Newsome II
EDGE Desmond Umeozulu
OT Campbell Vandiver
CB Myles Norwood
DL Chase Kibble
OT Mac Walters (Appalachian State)
K Peyton Argent
WR Emazon Littlejohn (Western Michigan)

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