MarShawn Lloyd enters transfer portal
After a career year, South Carolina Gamecocks running back MarShawn Lloyd has entered the NCAA transfer portal, On3’s Matt Zenitz reported on Monday afternoon.
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Despite missing almost a month because of injuries, Marshawn Lloyd still had a nice season. In fact, this was his most productive campaign, even though he played in fewer games compared to 2021.
The redshirt sophomore running back rushed for 572 yards and nine touchdowns in nine games. He had two games in which he ran for more than 100 yards, including a career-high 169-yard and three-touchdown performance against Charlotte in September. He averaged 5.2 yards per carry.
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Lloyd also was involved in South Carolina’s passing attack at times. He caught 18 passes for 176 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 9.8 yards per catch.
Coming out of high school, Lloyd was a four-star recruit. He was the fourth-best running back and No. 46 overall player in the class of 2020. He committed to the Gamecocks on May 27, 2019.
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Before he could play in a game, Lloyd tore his ACL in his left knee on the second day of fall camp in 2020. He missed the entire season, as a result.
He made a full recovery and returned to action the following season for South Carolina. While splitting time in the backfield with Kevin Harris, ZaQuandre White and Juju McDowell, Lloyd still managed to fit in nicely. He carried the ball 64 times, running for 228 yards and one touchdown. He averaged 3.6 yards per rush.
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The Gamecocks are coming off their best regular season since 2017, winning eight games and ending the year with a bang. South Carolina started the year 6-4 but got to eight thanks to a dominating win over Tennessee and beating Clemson 31-30 in Death Valley.
It was South Carolina’s first win against a top-10 opponent under Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks’ first win in the rivalry since 2013.
