Gamecocks head coach wants NCAA to clear Tez Walker
There are still no answers for the Devontez Walker eligibility saga.
Walker, who transferred from Kent State, is expected to be Drake Maye’s top target. The Charlotte native, entering his junior year, caught 58 passes for 921 yards and 11 touchdowns last season.
There’s just one problem – Walker is currently ineligible to play, no thanks to the NCAA’s new rules on two-time transfers.
While the Heels have plenty of other offensive weapons – Drake Maye, Bryson Nesbit and Elijah Green, to name a few, their passing game drastically needs to replace the production of Josh Downs and Antoine Green.
UNC is just nine days out from its 2023 season opener against South Carolina (7:30 p.m., ABC) – primetime football at Bank of America Stadium. Though South Carolina will look to win its fifth matchup in six tries against the Tar Heels, it wants the best possible competition on the gridiron.
Gamecocks head coach Shane Beamer even vouched for Walker’s eligibility decision to be overturned:
Walker not being on the field would be an obvious advantage for the Gamecock defense, but it would no doubt be less exciting.
Just picture it – Walker and Georgia Tech transfer Nate McCollum wreaking havoc on South Carolina. Add in Tar Heel tight ends Nesbit, John Copenhaver and Kamari Morales to the equation – whoever the Gamecocks cover, the other man is going to burn them.
While UNC fans can only hope for Walker’s return, it’s nice to see the opposition sticking up for him.
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