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East Carolina wide receiver O'Mega Blake enters NCAA Transfer Portal

Wade-Peeryby:Wade Peery•04/17/24
O'Mega Blake during his time with the South Carolina Gamecocks (Chris Gillespie/GamecockCentral)
O'Mega Blake during his time with the South Carolina Gamecocks (Chris Gillespie/GamecockCentral)

East Carolina wideout O’Mega Blake officially entered the NCAA Transfer Portal on Wednesday, On3’s Pete Nakos reported. He had just transferred to ECU back in January, but decided to hit the portal again after spring practice had wrapped up. Blake spent most of the last month working with the second-team offense, behind wideouts like Anthony Smith, Kelan Robinson, and Chase Sowell, according to Stephen Igoe of Hoist The Colours. Before transferring to ECU, Blake spent time with the South Carolina Gamecocks. He won an award for being one of the most improved players on the South Carolina offense in spring of 2023.

Now, he’ll be looking for his third home in the transfer portal. The spring transfer portal window opened on Tuesday, April 16th, and runs for two weeks, through April 30th. The 6-foot-2, 172-pound wideout flashed ability in ECU’s Purple-Gold Spring Game this past weekend, hauling in a few nice catches.

ECU finished 2-10 overall on the 2023 campaign. South Carolina finished 5-7 overall last year, including 3-5 in the SEC.

He spent three years with the Gamecocks, appearing in 16 career games with four starts. Blake hauled in 20 catches for 251 yards and two touchdowns during his time there. He also hauled in a career-high five catches for 86 yards against Georgia. Blake also hauled in a 26-yard touchdown catch against Vanderbilt late in the fourth quarter. He saw limited action in 2022.

He was a dynamic athlete coming out of South Pointe High School (Rock Hill, South Carolina) in 2021. Blake played wide receiver, quarterback, and cornerback in high school. In his senior campaign, the South Carolina native finished with 1,272 yards of total offense and a dozen touchdowns. His team reached the second round of the Class AAAA state playoffs. He threw for 381 yards, ran for 182 yards, and caught 50 balls for 709 yards. Blake was also named to the South Carolina Football Coaches Association 4A All-State team as a wideout.

His junior season of high school, Blake hauled in 38 passes for 800 yards. He also finished with 353 rushing yards on 39 carries. An exceptional athlete, Blake also guided South Pointe to the 4A state championship in basketball. He also won the Region 3-4A high jump championship.