South Carolina football lands Ivy League offensive line transfer

South Carolina football landed its third transfer addition of the day on Sunday evening.

Yale offensive lineman Nick Gargiulo committed to Shane Beamer’s USC Gamecocks.

Gargulo, 6-foot-5 center, joins Newberry College running back Mario Anderson and Florida tight end Florida transfer Nick Elksnis as transfer portal additions that were announced Sunday.

USC also got a commitment from high school receiver Tyshawn Russell on Sunday.

Gargulo was a team captain this season in helping Yale to the Ivy League championship. He appeared in 25 games for the Bulldogs and will be a graduate transfer. He played for head coach Tony Reno at Yale. Reno is the father of USC Class of 2024 quarterback commit Dante Reno.

This story was originally published December 18, 2022 at 6:52 PM.

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Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Support my work with a digital subscription