QB transfer eligible to play for new SC high school. What about the playoffs?
Cam McMillon spent the last Friday night tossing pregame passes to his new Keenan High School teammates. He was vocal and supportive from the sidelines during the game against Swansea.
Keenan coach Jarrett Nealy hopes that McMillon, a quarterback, won’t be a bystander much longer.
McMillon enrolled at Keenan on Sept. 11 from top-ranked South Pointe, located in Rock Hill, and soon will have sat out the 30 days required for players who change schools after the season has begun. That period for McMillon will end Oct. 11, meaning he could play in the Raiders’ final two regular-season games against Fox Creek and Newberry.
There was still one hurdle for McMillon to clear: Is he eligible to play in the playoffs? Under the new transfer rule, athletes are ineligible for playoffs if they change schools once the season starts unless they are granted a hardship.
Among the hardships the S.C. High School League considers are McKinney-Vento placement (if a student is experiencing homelessness), DSS court-ordered placement, verified bullying and military transfers.
The S.C. High School League already denied McMillon and Keenan’s hardship request that would make him eligible for the playoffs. They appealed the decision Wednesday before the league’s Eligibility Appeals Committee.
The committee upheld the league’s ruling by a vote of 5-0, meaning McMillon is ineligible for the playoffs. They have 24 hours to decide if they want to go before the Appellate Panel, a last chance to see if McMillon could play in the postseason.
McMillon’s hardship appeal was based on two things — his father’s health and the need to be closer to Columbia for doctors’ appointments. Plus, Robert McMillon, Cam’s dad, also claimed there was a toxic environment at South Pointe that affected him mentally and in the classroom.
“We had to put him in better enviroment and Keenan was better enviroment,” Robert McMillon said during the hearing.
Cam McMillon’s high school career
Cam McMillon began his high school career at Fairfield Central, where he played his first two years before transferring to South Pointe. In 2024 as the Stallions’ starter, McMillon threw for 2,580 yards and 31 touchdowns.
Robert McMillon said his son did everything the coaching staff asked of him in the offseason as far as losing weight and getting ready for the season, only to be replaced in the first half of the season opener against Hough (NC). South Carolina commit J’Zavien Currence took over for McMillon as starting quarterback.
Robert McMillon said he and Currence’s father, a member of SP coaching staff, had butted heads during middle school, and one of the reasons why he might have left for Fairfield.
McMillon also said the weekend after the Hough game, his son was excluded from the team meeting.
“They turned their backs on him,” McMillon said of South Pointe coaches.
But the committee didn’t find enough evidence to grant the hardship for the playoffs.
Keenan’s quarterback
Keenan (2-5, 0-4) lost its Region 4-3A opener last week against Swansea, but still has three region games left. The top four teams in the five-team region make the playoffs.
Jamauri Johnson has been Keenan’s starting quarterback this season but will switch over to receiver once McMillon is in at quarterback.
“It would be huge,” Keenan coach Jarrett Neely said about having McMillon in the lineup. “Give credit to Jamauri Johnson. He has played his tail off ...
“Cam, of course, would be a big boost for us. We can open the offense with Cam and he can make any throw on the football field. I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do with him.”
This story was originally published October 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM.
