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South Carolina Gamecocks Add Former Texas Tech Kicker from Transfer Portal

The South Carolina make a special teams additon from the portal.
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Texas Tech Upton Bellenfant watches his kick during spring football practice, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Jones AT&T Stadium.
Texas Tech Upton Bellenfant watches his kick during spring football practice, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Jones AT&T Stadium. | Nathan Giese/Avalanche-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The South Carolina Gamecocks have seen quite the change in roster due to the transfer portal. While the Gamecocks have experienced quite a bit of roster turnover, they’re adding key pieces that will hopefully reverse the fortunes from the 2025 season.

The Gamecocks made the most recent addition to their roster on the special teams side of the ball. Per On3, former Texas Tech kicker Upton Bellenfant has committed to South Carolina. This past season, Bellenfant kicked six field goals this past season for the Red Raiders and converted each of them. 

The incoming junior spent his first year of eligibility at Buffalo, where he converted 18 field goals at an 85% clip. Though Bellenfant did not spend his sophomore year as the primary kicker, he’s shown flashes of being a reliable foot for any offense.

For the Gamecocks, they’ll be looking to replace the production of William Joyce, who was the kicker for the Gamecocks for his final year of eligibility. Joyce converted his kicks at an 80% clip, which was an ideal percentage for an offense that struggled to consistently get in scoring range. 

With the likes of LaNorris Sellers and Nyck Harbor returning to Columbia, the Gamecocks have aspirations of redeeming their underwhelming 2025 season and making another potential playoff push. With the portal set to close next week, the Gamecocks hope to continue to make additions to their roster that will help them notch another winning season.

  • TE Michael Smith
  • WR Brian Rowe Jr.
  • WR Emazon Littlejohn
  • WR Vandrevius Jacobs
  • QB Air Noland
  • OT Josiah Thompson
  • OT Cason Henry
  • OT Tree Babalade
  • OT Mac Walters
  • IOL Boaz Stanley
  • IOL Nick Sharpe
  • IOL Rodney Newsome Jr.
  • IOL Trovon Baugh
  • DL Zavion Hardy
  • DL Chase Kibble
  • EDGE Taeshawn Alston
  • LB Jaron Willis
  • DB Myles Norwood
  • K Peyton Argent

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Joey Walraven
JOEY WALRAVEN

Joey Walraven is a lover of all things sports and a graduate from the University of West Georgia with a bachelor’s in convergence journalism. He has covered West Georgia athletics as well as hosting his own football podcast. Early in his childhood, Joey knew sports journalism was his calling when he childishly wrote his own NBA articles at eight years old. Joey’s goal is to turn the most baseline sports headlines into rich stories. He also covers the NBA for several outlets.

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