Former Arkansas All-American Rocket Sanders expected to land in South Carolina

Sanders ran for 1,400 yards and 10 scores two years ago. Injuries and an ineffective offensive line hampered him and Arkansas in 2023.

Rocket Sanders was an All-American at Arkansas in 2022. In 2023, injuries limited him to just about 200 yards.

In 2024, he’ll be a Gamecock, it appears.

The former Razorbacks running back entered the transfer portal after Arkansas’ loss to Missouri at the end of the regular season and on Wednesday morning On3 reported his next destination: South Carolina.

Sanders ran for more than 1,400 yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore for the Hogs two seasons ago. The season earned him preseason All-American honors heading into 2023. But he ended up playing in just six games, rushing 62 times for 209 yards and two touchdowns.

South Carolina could use him. The Gamecocks will have to rebuild their offense in 2024 with the loss of quarterback Spencer Rattler and running back Mario Anderson.

Arkansas’ running back room is one of the team’s biggest question marks. Sanders and last year’s leading rusher, AJ Green, both entered the portal, leaving Rashod Dubinion (260 yards) and Isaiah Augustave (202 yards) as the team leaders.