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Nyck Harbor expected to focus on spring football over track for South Carolina
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Nyck Harbor will not participate in the indoor track season that’s underway and could skip the outdoor track season this spring so he can focus solely on spring football at South Carolina.
Gamecocks head coach Shane Beamer discussed Harbor’s situation with reporters on Saturday.
“Right now, he’s wanting to focus on spring practice and football and developing there. That’s kind of where we are right now,” said Beamer.
Beamer also said Saturday that Harbor’s play down the stretch this past season contributed to his decision to focus on football.
“Certainly, he played really well and made some big plays and got better as the year went on,” Beamer said per The Herald. “I think he realizes he has a big upside, big future in football if he can continue to progress.
“But he also understands there’s a small window of time before your college career is over, and he wants to capitalize on that.”
Spring football at South Carolina begins on March 19, while the outdoor track season starts 2 days later, so there is a direct conflict there for Harbor to think about. Harbor qualified for the Olympic Trials in the 200 meters last June but did not participate.
The 6-foot-5, 235-pound sophomore had 26 catches for 376 yards and 3 touchdowns in 2024 for the Gamecocks, helping South Carolina go 9-4.
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
