COLUMBIA — For coach Shane Beamer, April 18 was a chance to evaluate the progress of the freshmen and transfers with the annual Garnet and Black South Carolina football spring game.
Now that Beamer has his star quarterback in LaNorris Sellers, it’s a matter of finding the right targets for him to throw to. And the receivers in the spring game were a hodgepodge mix of newcomers who performed well.
Transfer tight end Jordan Dingle, who finished with four catches for 45 yards, caught a 29-yard pass from Sellers to start the game. Brian Rowe had five receptions for 45 yards and Malik Clark caught a 16-yard touchdown, finishing with 21 yards.
“There’s some guys that just elevate their games when the lights come on, and those receivers elevate their games when the lights come on,” Beamer said. “They’ve really had a nice spring, (wide receivers) Coach (Mike) Furrey has really done a nice job, they just continue to get better . . . they have a confidence about them, they’ve been making plays all spring, so we’re excited about that group.”
South Carolina got most of its receiver production in 2024 from tight end Josh Simon (519 total yards), but he has no eligibility left. Mazeo Bennett, Vandrevius Jacobs, Jared Brown and Nyck Harbor are back, but four of his main receivers from 2024 are no longer with the program.
Bennett didn’t play on April 18, as he was dealing with a minor leg injury. Beamer didn’t want him to play as a precaution.
Jacobs had 85 yards on three catches and Brown had 29 on two. Redshirt senior WR Eriq Rice caught a 15-yard pass and finished with 22 total yards on two catches.
“Our receiver position, there’s more talent in that room right now than there’s ever been in my time here,” Beamer said. “That freshman class is impressive.”
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