Air Noland committed to South Carolina out of the transfer portal on Monday, departing from the Buckeyes after one season, in which he redshirted.

BREAKING: Ohio State True Freshman transfer QB Air Noland has Committed to South Carolina, he tells @on3sports

The 62 220 QB will have all 4 years of eligibility remaining

Was ranked as the No. 5 QB in the 24 Class (On3 Industry)https://t.co/RlUbB6Fk7q pic.twitter.com/MgOD3oUOYq

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Noland never played a snap for Ohio State. The fifth-highest-rated member of the Buckeyes’ 2024 class, Noland came to Columbus as a four-star prospect ranked 56th overall in the 247Sports composite, considered the nation’s fourth-best quarterback and the No. 8 player out of Georgia.

Noland had an accomplished career at Langston Hughes High School, leading the Panthers to a Class 6A State Championship in 2022. Named a MaxPreps Junior All-American for his performance that year, Noland completed 73% of his passes for 4,095 yards and 55 touchdowns, one short of the most ever in a season for a Georgia high school quarterback.

Despite that pedigree, when the No. 1 quarterback and No. 6 player in Noland’s class, Julian Sayin, entered the transfer portal before the start of his freshman season at Alabama, Ryan Day and staff jumped on the opportunity to bring him in. Sayin climbed past Noland on Ohio State’s depth chart quickly, currently the team’s No. 3 quarterback behind Will Howard and Devin Brown, both of whom will be gone from the team next year. A five-star prospect also signed with the Buckeyes at quarterback in the recruiting class of 2025 in Tavien St. Clair. 

Noland was not on the roster against Tennessee, which Ryan Day said was the player’s decision, not the team’s. He will have four years of eligibility left with the Gamecocks.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – Gas prices in South Carolina are pretty steady heading into a week notorious for holiday travel, with only a slight uptick in cost.

In the state, average prices are up but 0.8 cents per gallon in the past week, leaving motorists in the Lowcountry with an average gas price of $2.72 per gallon, according to GasBuddy’s survey of over 3,000 stations in South Carolina.

South Carolina’s gas prices are 2.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 12.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.

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In the Lowcountry, Monday morning’s lowest recorded gas price was found at a Murphy USA in Goose Creek, located at 603 St. James Avenue with a gallon going for $2.66. Saturday night, GasBuddy also recorded a price of $2.52 per gallon at a North Charleston Circle K located at 8410 Dorchester Road.

Statewide, the cheapest gallon of gas was selling for $2.33 while the most expensive cost $3.32, just barely missing the mark of a full dollar margin.

“We’ve seen a second consecutive weekly rise in the national average, driven by price cycling that led stations in the Great Lakes region to restore their margins to normal levels ahead of millions of motorists traveling for Christmas,” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said.

“With oil prices continuing to move sideways, gas prices may hold near recent levels in the coming week… As families travel for the holidays, this volatility at the pump serves as a great reminder to check prices before filling up to save as much as 25 to 50 cents per gallon—a trend that will likely persist into 2025,” De Haan said. “As we close out the year, motorists can look forward to some good news at the pump in 2025.”

On the national level, gas prices rose 3.1 cents per gallon last week, with gas prices seeing an overall average of $3.01 per gallon.

That average is down 2.6 cents per gallon from a month ago and 9.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.

Diesel prices have also seen a small rise to the tune of 0.6 cents per gallon in the past week, leaving an average price at the pump of $3.478 per gallon.

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On Sunday, former South Carolina wide receiver Tyshawn Russell signed with the Syracuse Orange. On3’s Pete Nakos reported the news.

Russell entered the transfer portal earlier this month after not factoring into the receiver room with the Gamecocks this year. He played a decent amount in 2023 before dropping in the pecking order ahead of the 2024 campaign. Russell will join a Syracuse team that finished 9-3 this fall.

During his time with the Gamecocks, Russell logged five catches for 81 yards and a touchdown. His one score came on a 50-yard bomb from LaNorris Sellers in 2023. However, he flashed more promise than those numbers might indicate. Thanks to a redshirt this season, he will have three more years of eligibility remaining.

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Russell was not the only receiver to leave Columbia via the transfer portal this offseason. Fellow second-year players CJ Adams and Elijah Caldwell also hit the portal. Neither Adams nor Caldwell have committed to new programs yet. True freshman Debron Gatling also entered the transfer portal, but he has since committed to Georgia Tech.

South Carolina has been in on several wide receiver targets in the transfer portal, though, they have already filled those vacated scholarship spots with true freshmen Malik Clark, Jordon Gidron, Brian Rowe, Jayden Sellers, and Lex Cyrus. The Gamecocks have five wideouts signed in the class of 2025 and could have a sixth coming soon if Donovan Murph picks USC during the Under Armour All-American Game in January.