Austin Stogner, South Carolina tight end, in transfer portal

One of South Carolina’s biggest name transfers from last cycle is on the move again.

Tight end Austin Stogner has re-entered the portal as a graduate transfer, a South Carolina spokesperson confirmed to The State.

The Athletic’s Max Olson first reported the news.

Stogner came to South Carolina as part of the ballyhooed tandem of ex-Oklahoma players that included quarterback Spencer Rattler.

The Texas native caught 20 passes for 210 yards and one touchdown during his one season in Columbia as he split time with Jaheim Bell and Nate Adkins. Stogner started 10 of 12 games this fall.

Stogner is eligible to transfer again without having to sit out as he finished his undergraduate course work and qualifies as a graduate transfer.

The NCAA transfer portal underwent changes this offseason and now includes two windows in which undergraduate players are able to enter. The first window opened on Monday and will last until Jan. 18. A second window will be open between May 1 and May 15.

South Carolina had three scholarship players enter the transfer portal on Monday — Stogner, linebacker Darryle Ware and defensive back Joey Hunter. Walk-on defensive back Cam Hardy has also entered the portal.

South Carolina players in the transfer portal

TE Austin Stogner — Dec. 5

LB Darryle Ware — Dec. 5

DB Joey Hunter — Dec. 5

OL Jordan Davis — Nov. 30

DB R.J. Roderick — Oct. 17

This story was originally published December 5, 2022 at 12:07 PM.

Ben Portnoy

The State

Ben Portnoy is The State’s South Carolina Gamecocks football beat writer. He’s a 10-time Associated Press Sports Editors award honoree and has earned recognition from the Mississippi Press Association and the National Sports Media Association. Portnoy previously covered Mississippi State for the Columbus Commercial Dispatch and Indiana football for the Journal Gazette in Ft. Wayne, IN.