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Former South Carolina QB commits to SEC foe via transfer portal

by:Kevin Miller•about 19 hours•

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Former South Carolina quarterback Tanner Bailey (Chris Gillespie/GamecockCentral)
Former South Carolina quarterback Tanner Bailey (Chris Gillespie/GamecockCentral)

Former South Carolina football quarterback Tanner Bailey hit the transfer portal last offseason. However, unlike most players who transfer, he did not try to join another program. Instead, Bailey stepped away from football and enrolled at Auburn University as a student.

On Wednesday, though, Bailey reversed course on his short-lived retirement. The former 4-star prospect in the class of 2022 announced on social media his commitment to Hugh Freeze’s program. After a year away from the game, Tanner Bailey will be back on the gridiron.

An Alabama native, Bailey spent two seasons with the Gamecocks. He played in one game, the 2023 contest against Furman. Thanks to a redshirt, he should have three more years of eligibility remaining with the Tigers.

South Carolina Transfer Portal Resources:

Tanner Bailey’s South Carolina Bio from GamecocksOnline

* 2022-23 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

Quarterback who spent two seasons in the Garnet & Black… appeared in one contest.

2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
Reserve quarterback… appeared in one game, seeing late action in the Furman contest… was strip-sacked for a 7-yard loss for his only statistic… entered the transfer portal on Dec. 1.

2022 (Freshman)
Redshirted in his first season in Columbia… did not appear in any games… made several road trips with the squad as the third quarterback… named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Gordo (Ala.) High School in 2022… completed 131-of-217 passes for 2,401 yards and 33 touchdowns with nine interceptions as a senior while leading the Green Wave to a 9-3 record… played the first six games of his junior season in 2020 before suffering a collarbone injury, but returned for the final four games of the season… completed 60 percent of his throws with 32 TDs and just five interceptions, helping the Green Wave to a 13-2 record and an Alabama 4A state runner-up finish… threw for over 8,600 yards and 104 touchdowns during a four-year prep career…

Coached by Ryan Lolley… two-sport standout who also played baseball… appeared as the DH for Gordo’s state championship baseball team as a seventh grader… ranked as the 11th-best player in the state of Alabama, the 14th-best quarterback in the country and No. 220 overall according to 247Sports Composite rankings… considered the 12th-best player in the Yellowhammer State, the 11th-best pro-style quarterback in the country and No. 225 overall according to Rivals… rated No. 132 on the ESPN300.

PERSONAL
Joshua Tanner Bailey was born Dec. 26, 2002… is a criminology and criminal justice major.

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