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Two players opting out of 2020 season

The Gamecocks will be down two offensive linemen for the 2020 season.

Will Muschamp said on a Zoom call Wednesday both Jordan Rhodes and Mark Fox are opting out of the season due to concerns about the Coronavirus.

“We certainly respect their decision and we understand that," Muschamp said. "That’s certainly their right."

Rhodes, a redshirt junior, started all 12 games last season at right guard and will leave a big void on the Gamecocks' offensive line that will need to be filled by likely Jovaughn Gwyn, who was one of the team's other starting guards last season.

Rhodes, who didn't start playing football until his junior year at Creekside (Ga.) High School, was a two-star recruit the Gamecocks have molded into a starter.

Fox was part of the 2019 recruiting class and redshirted last season. Coming to South Carolina he was considered a four-star prospect coming out of Miami.

Players have the opportunity to opt out and still maintain their scholarship. No other players right now have opted out, Muschamp said.

Muschamp said since the Gamecocks aren't the primary caretakers of either player both have returned home.

The Gamecocks are in the middle of their OTA-style workouts and will start training camp Aug. 17.

The SEC is going to a 10-game, conference-only schedule starting Sept. 26 with the schedule set to come out this week.

Photo by C.J. Driggers
Photo by C.J. Driggers
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