Two-sport star Nyck Harbor proved he can make plays with his legs with the South Carolina Gamecocks. According to Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer, the sophomore wide receiver will be focusing on football ahead of the 2025 season.
Beamer said the speedy wide receiver will focus more on football after working on track and field early last year. This time around, Harbor is expected to join the football team earlier.
“He’s solely focusing on football right now, and that was Nyck’s decision,” Beamer said. “That was something that he talked to us about. We had some conversations around the bowl, after the bowl, within the last couple of weeks, as far as what he wanted to do.
“I think he realized that he did a lot of good things in track last year but missing spring practice — I don’t want to say set him back, but it was more of a challenge to be ready for the season. I think he just wanted to really focus on football, not that track is over but right now, that’s where his focus is, is just football.”
In 2024, Harbor finished fifth at the Southeastern Conference indoor track and field championships while taking a leap as a wide receiver. He finished with 26 receptions for 376 yards and three touchdowns.
Having a full offseason to work with quarterback LaNorris Sellers could help create a rapport that was already on display toward the end of the season.
The Gamecocks are coming off a 9-4 season and a loss to Illinois in the Citrus Bowl. With a young and talented squad, South Carolina is expected to fight for a College Football Playoff berth.
