Justice Haynes, the No. 1 running back in the transfer portal, has rescheduled his visit to South Carolina for Thursday, December 19, per multiple reports. Originally planned for today and tomorrow, the former Alabama standout will now head to Columbia later this week.

Haynes, a five-star recruit in the 2023 class, remains one of the most sought-after players in the portal. South Carolina continues to be in the mix for the talented back as programs across the country look to secure his commitment.

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On Sunday, seven former South Carolina football stars faced off in one NFL contest between the Carolina Panthers and Dallas Cowboys. For Carolina, defensive back Jaycee Horn, EDGE players Jadeveon Clowney and DJ Wonnum, and wide receiver Xavier Legette represented the Gamecocks. For Dallas, it was running back Rico Dowdle, wide receiver Jalen Brooks, and defensive back Israel Mukuamu.

The game wasn’t particularly close (the Cowboys won 30-14), but the former Gamecocks stood out all day.

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For the winning Cowboys, Dowdle continued his strong play. For the third straight game, he ran for 100 yards and set a new career-high yardage total. This time, he went off for 149 yards on 25 carries. No other player in the game had more than 32 rushing yards.

Jalen Brooks had just one catch on the day, but it was a big one. For the first time in his NFL career, Brooks found the end zone. In the 3rd quarter, quarterback Cooper Rush found the former USC pass-catcher in the back of the end zone for a diving catch.

On the other side of the ball, Mukuamu had a pair of tackles. However, he also picked off a Bryce Young pass just in front of the end zone. The turnover came in the 4th quarter and sealed the victory for his Cowboys.

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In defeat, Horn was good for the Panthers. He was an obvious focus for the Cowboys’ offense as they intentionally motioned away from him and threw to the opposite side of the field a lot. Because of that, he didn’t have a huge statistical output in the box score. Even so, for the game, he knocked away one pass and picked up a sack in the 1st quarter.

Clowney and Wonnum showed some flashes for the Carolina defense. The two veteran defensive ends combined for six tackles and knocked down three passes. Clowney also made the hustle play of the game by chasing down Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb on a big gain.

1st round pick Xavier Legette is playing injured (wrist) and was limited to just two touches for nine total yards.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Joyce Edwards scored 15 points while Ashlyn Watkins had 10 points, eight rebounds and four blocks as No. 3 South Carolina opened a big lead early and cruised to its 63rd straight win at home with a 78-62 victory over South Florida on Sunday.

The Gamecocks (10-1) started with an 18-4 burst as Bree Hall and Te-Hina Paopao made two 3s apiece and the Bulls (5-6) could not dig themselves out of the hole.

Edwards, a 6-foot-3 freshman, had her career high to lead the team, which finished with five players in double figures.

Sammie Puisis had 19 points with four 3-pointers to lead South Florida, an American Athletic Conference team whose losses have all come against power conference opponents. L’or Mputu finished with 11 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.

The Bulls were down 43-31 at the half, but South Carolina stretched things out with a 23-12 start to the third quarter to take control.

Takeaways

South Florida: The Bulls, who lost a second-round NCAA game to South Carolina here in 2023, withstood the early surge and held their own much of the game as they beat the Gamecocks on the offensive glass, 15-12, through three quarters.

South Carolina: The Gamecocks did more than enough to cruise to their latest victory. But spotty defense and work on the boards could cost them when Southeastern Conference play starts in a couple of weeks.

Key moment

It came early with Hall and Paopao each making two 3-pointers as South Carolina started with an 18-4 burst.

Key stat

South Carolina lost on the offensive glass with USF outboarding them 17-12.

Up next

South Florida returns home to face Northwestern State on Tuesday night.

South Carolina plays Charleston Southern at home at noon Thursday.