South Carolina lose fourth player in Eric Shaw to portal on Monday

South Carolina Gamecock tight end Eric Shaw has entered the transfer portal, according to On3’s Matt Zenitz. The six-foot-five tight end recently transitioned over to the position after initially being recruited out of Alabama as a wide receiver. It was likely a move to attempt to gain more playing time after falling out of the rotation once shame Beamer took over the program last season.

After appearing sparingly in the Gamecocks 2020 season, Shaw did not see any action last year as the Gamecocks went on to finish the season with a 7-6 record and a victory over their rival, the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Shaw Is the fourth South Carolina player to enter the transfer portal. Earlier in the day, it was announced that the Gamecocks’ wide receiver E.J. Jenkins and defensive linemen Keem Green and Devontae Davis all entered the portal.

Fellow South Carolina receiver enters transfer portal

Wide receiver E.J. Jenkins, who spent one season with South Carolina football, announced his transfer from the program on Twitter Monday morning.

Jenkins will hit the transfer portal again after originally joining the Gamecocks out of the portal last spring from FCS St. Francis.

“First I’d like to thank God for presenting me the opportunity to experience being a Gamecock the past year,” Jenkins said in the Tweet. “I am truly blessed to meet new people that I can call family in my time at South Carolina. Thank you, Coach Beamer, Coach Stepp and the rest of the staff for allowing me to be a part of the 2021 season. Lastly, thank you Gamecock Nation for giving me the experience I would have dreamed of as a kid. There will always be love here. That being said, I will be entering the transfer portal. Thank you South Carolina. 13 out.”

Jenkins, who has one year of eligibility left, played in 12 games, making one start, and caught eight passes for 117 yards and a touchdown this past season.

The 6-foot-7, 240-pounder from Fredericksburg, Va. joined the program as sort of a hybrid tight end/wide receiver but ultimately played more wide receiver for the Gamecocks last season, rotating between the first- and second-string offense.