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South Carolina lands priority transfer WR target Nitro Tuggle

wesby: Wes Mitchell01/10/26WesMitchellGC

South Carolina withstood a push from Vanderbilt to land a commitment from Purdue transfer wide receiver Nitro Tuggle on Friday night, giving the Gamecocks another portal win on a priority target.

The former Boilermaker and Georgia playmaker visited both programs before deciding on South Carolina.

Tuggle played in all 12 games for Purdue this season, putting together a productive year. He caught 34 passes for exactly 500 yards, adding four touchdowns.

He has three years to play two remaining in his career.

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Tuggle has been on South Carolina fans’ radar since LaNorris Sellers shared a post about the former UGA receiver on his Instagram Story.

Tuggle played high school football at South Bend (IN) NorthWood, where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 127 overall recruit in the 2024 cycle, according to the Rivals Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

On3’s Griffin McVeigh contributed to this report.

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