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South Carolina football: Two Gamecock defenders leaving program | The State

South Carolina sophomore defensive lineman Aaron Thompson and junior defensive back Antoine Wilder have both decided to leave the program, Gamecocks head coach Will Muschamp said Tuesday night.

Thompson, a 6-foot-3, 300-pound tackle from Fort Lauderdale High School, redshirted in 2017 and did not participate in spring practice due to a shoulder injury. A three-star prospect in high school, he also had a scholarship offer from Clemson.

Wilder, a 5-foot-10, 198-pound Georgia native, had seven tackles in eight games last year. He missed spring practice due to a shoulder injury. He was a three-star prospect in high school, where he was a teammate of one-time South Carolina commit Arden Key, who would go on to play at LSU.