Former South Carolina football offensive lineman finds new college home
Former South Carolina offensive lineman Vince Murphy has found a new college football home.
Murphy announced Sunday that he will be play next season at Western Kentucky. His decision comes less than a month after announcing he was leaving USC on Dec. 13.
“Next stop on the journey!!!! Taking it to the top of the hill!!!! #hilltoppers #WKU #vincentmurphy #STAndard #transferszn,” Murphy posted on Twitter.
Murphy, a 6-foot-2, 312-pound redshirt sophomore, played in eight games this season, working at both center and guard. Rated a three-star prospect by the 247Sports Composite, Murphy attended high school at Florida powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale and was rated the seventh-best prospect at center in the 2019 class.
Nine Gamecocks have announced they would be leaving the program. Jason Brown (Virginia Tech) and Keveon Mullins (Jackson State) are the other ones to announce their new schools.
Gamecocks in the transfer portal
Listed with their new college, where known
Dec. 15: Keveon Mullins, TE (transferred to Jackson State)
Dec. 15: Jason Brown, QB (transferred to Virginia Tech)
Dec. 12: Vincent Murphy, OL (transferred to Western Kentucky)
Dec. 12: Connor Jordan, QB
Dec. 8: Dominick Hill, DB
Dec. 6: Jahmar Brown, LB/S
Nov. 30: Ger-Cari Caldwell, WR
Oct. 18: Rosendo Louis, LB
Oct. 4: OrTre Smith, WR
