12/14/2021 football Edit

Transfer Tracker: Gamecocks find a top TE

Mike Farrell • Rivals Transfer Portal

Rivals National Columnist

National columnist for all things football for Rivals.com.

Mark Pszonak contributed to this report.

The transfer portal never stops grinding. Once he entered the portal, Oklahoma transfer tight end Austin Stogner had numerous options, but one that stood out immediately was South Carolina. On Monday night he made his decision public by committing to the Gamecocks.

Stogner had eight touchdown receptions during his Oklahoma career (AP Images)

Recruiting: Stogner was an early commitment to Oklahoma, making his decision during the summer leading up to his junior season. Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Notre Dame, LSU, Nebraska, and Ohio State where also considered.

At Oklahoma: Stogner finished his career at Oklahoma with 47 receptions for 654 yards and eight touchdowns.

Farrell’s Take: Stogner has always had excellent potential as a big and athletic tight end target and he had some very good moments at OU. It's no surprise to see so many teams reaching out and he is a clear high impact Group of Five player, perhaps even more valuable now than he was out of high school. In the Gamecocks offense he could be a touchdown machine especially with his connection with former QB Spencer Rattler. These two will put up numbers.

Impact Meter: 8.4 out of 10

IMPACT METER

The Transfer Portal continues to change the way college football programs recruit and manage their rosters so we here at Rivals.com continue to evolve our coverage. Each time a player of note enters the portal, we will examine their potential impact on the college football landscape and assign an impact rating, both when they enter the portal and when they choose a destination. The scale is from 1-10 and the description below explains the scoring scale.

1.1-4.0 — Not a big impact expected, likely a non-starter and down the bench depth player.

4.1- 6.0 — A solid impact can be expected in the right scenario and has the potential to battle for a starting job.

6.1-9.0. — A high impact player who won’t change a program but will certainly be a very good contributor and starter.

9.1- 9.9 — A very high impact player who should start the moment he steps on the field and will change the outlook of a program immediately.

10 — A franchise transfer who has a chance to be an All American and one of the elite players in college football.