Wide receiver Shaq Davidson no longer with Gamecocks

Wide receiver Shaq Davidson has left the South Carolina football team.

A redshirt sophomore from Gaffney, Davidson never played in a game for the Gamecocks. He is expected to transfer.

Davidson signed with USC in 2014 out of Gaffney and redshirted. He tore a knee ligament during preseason practice last season.

He was considered a four-star prospect out of Gaffney High. He played quarterback as a senior, throwing for 1,539 yards and 13 TDs and rushed for 762 yards and seven scores.

Davidson was a Shrine Bowl and U.S. Army All-America Bowl selection.

The Gamecocks have seven scholarship receivers on the roster, with four more signees who will join the team this summer.

Defensive back Chris Moody, a redshirt junior who will graduate in May, announced last month he will transfer from South Carolina and play his final season of eligibility elsewhere.

This story was originally published February 10, 2016 at 4:14 PM with the headline "Wide receiver Shaq Davidson no longer with Gamecocks."