COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina received confirmation Monday that transfer running back Rahsul Faison has been granted an additional year of eligibility and will be available to play this season.
Faison spent last season at Utah State, earning second team All-Mountain West Conference honors after rushing 198 times for 1,109 yards and eight touchdowns. He was fourth in the MWC in rushing at 92.4 yards per game and posted five 100-yard rushing games.
The 13th-ranked Gamecocks will open the season on Sunday against Virginia Tech at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
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