One of the more surprising transfer portal entrants this offseason, Alabama Crimson Tide inside linebacker Justin Okoronkwo has now officially made his playing decision for the 2025 season, committing to the South Carolina Gamecocks on Friday morning.

Ex- Alabama football linebacker Justin Okoronkwo will stay in the SEC and transfer to South Carolina, he shared to social media Friday. That means the Crimson Tide will have a chance to face Okoronkwo this fall when Alabama plays the Gamecocks on Oct. 25 in Columbia, South Carolina.

Alabama transfer linebacker Justin Okoronkwo signed with South Carolina, joining Florida State linebacker Shawn Murphy as the second transfer linebacker to commit to the Gamecocks this offseason. South Carolina announced his signing shortly after his commitment announcement.

South Carolina football lands Rahsul Faison, No. 4 ranked running back in transfer portal. Okoronkwo contributed in his first and ultimately only season with the

For the fifth time since it opened, Alabama football has lost a linebacker, this time Justin Okoronkwo, to the transfer portal.