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South Carolina defensive back headed to transfer portal

Tracy Glantz/tglantz@thestate.com

A third USC football player is in the portal.

Third-year South Carolina defensive back Joey Hunter announced Monday morning he was transferring. Hunter played in three games this season and nine games in his Gamecocks career.

Hunter, a former three-star recruit from Georgia, played in four games as a true freshman in 2020 to preserve his redshirt and only in two games in 2021 before suffering a season-ending left shoulder injury.

Hunter appeared in three games for South Carolina in 2022 (wins against Charlotte, S.C. State and Vanderbilt) but didn’t record any statistics. He finishes his USC career with zero career tackles.

South Carolina players in the transfer portal

Joey Hunter — Dec. 5

Jordan Davis — Nov. 30

R.J. Roderick — Oct. 17