Pete Nakos of On3 is reporting that Michigan State is one of a few schools that have been in contact with South Carolina transfer edge rusher Bangally Kamara. According to Nakos, Cal, SMU, Syracuse and Toledo have also been in contact with him.

South Carolina EDGE Bangally Kamara entered the transfer portal earlier this week as a grad transfer. The former Pitt transfer played in four games with the Gamecocks this season, preserving his redshirt.

South Carolina Gamecocks LB Bangally Kamara has decided to redshirt the rest of the season and enter the transfer portal. The senior LB transferred from Pitt t

South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer and former Pitt linebacker Bangally Kamara saw differently when it came to the linebacker’s future with the program. It was announced earlier this week that Kamara decided to redshirt and enter the transfer portal for the second time after playing four games at South Carolina,

College football rosters are more fluid now than they have ever been in the history of the sport. In the era of a revamped transfer portal and NIL, in-season roster changes have become a part of the “new normal” for college sports programs across the country.

South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer confirmed Tuesday that linebacker Bangally Kamara will redshirt this year then enter the transfer portal.

A college football player is allowed to play in four games while preserving their redshirt season. Because he missed the Akron blowout, Kamara — who did not redshirt at Pitt but did use his COVID year of eligibility — is able to prolong his college career into 2025 by halting his season now.