Nyck Harbor - The Tone Setter for South Carolina's Offense in 2025

Wide receiver Nyck Harbor will be the tone setter for South Carolina's offense in 2025.

There's a lot of hope surrounding South Carolina's offense heading into the 2025 college football season. The return of quarterback LaNorris Sellers after an impressive season as a first-time starter is leading the charge, but the actual tone setter for the Gamecocks this year will be wide receiver Nyck Harbor.

That's not to minimize Sellers' importance in the offense. He's the most important piece on that side of the ball, but how far South Carolina goes offensively this year will be dictated by how successful Harbor is as a first option in the offense.

Harbor is a former five-star recruit with world class speed and Gamecock fans have been anxiously waiting for him to have a breakout season. He showed positive signs in 2024 as an explosive playmaker and they hope for that to continue this season.

Sellers was an explosive playmaker himself last season for South Carolina and if Harbor can evolve into a consistent deep ball threat that can take the top off of defenses at any given moment, they will be that much more dangerous.

Habror is no longer the new face that arrived on campus 12 months ago that is still finding his footing in the program. He is now a player that has been with the Gamecocks for three seasons now and needs to become a leader of the pack. The tools and ability is there, now he just has to go out there and do it this season.