'I'm a Difference Maker': South Carolina's Nyck Harbor Discusses Upcoming Season

South Carolina wide receiver Nyck Harbor has had lofty expectations since arriving in Columbia two years ago due to his size and speed. But why did he choose the Gamecocks? Is defense in his future? Just how good can he be? Harbor answers these questions and more in an interview with 1801's Syvelle Newton.

Coming from Washington, D.C., Harbor had many suitors vying for his recruitment in the 2023 class, but he ultimately choose to come to South Carolina. While further from home than other programs, it's what the Gamecocks had to offer that impressed Harbor the most.

"It had the best of all three worlds," Harbor said. "Academics, which I'm majoring in public health with a minor in cardiovascular technology. Football, no one really gets Xavier Legette and Juice Wells in the same receiver room. And then track and field."

At 6-foot-5 and 230+ pounds, Harbor brings expceptional size and speed to the wide receiver position. However he also dabbled with the defensive side of the ball back in his high school days. With an athletic profile that could thrive on the other side of the ball, Harbor plans to leave that to the next "Jadeveon Clowney."

"I left that side of the ball back in high school. We've got our next Jadeveon Clowney, that's number six Dylan Stewart," Harbor said of his teammate.