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(Another) roster update: MarShawn Lloyd becomes latest star to enter transfer portal

Postseason player decisions keep rolling in, and the war of attrition is taking a bit of a hammer to the South Carolina Gamecocks’ roster.

Just days after tight end Jaheim Bell landed in his new home at Florida State, star running MarShawn Lloyd, arguably South Carolina’s biggest recruiting get at the position since Marcus Lattimore, put his name into the transfer portal as well. While Lloyd’s career in Columbia was hampered by injuries — he tore his ACL before the 2021 campaign, then missed three games this year due to a lingering thigh bruise — he was often an electric runner, averaging 5.