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Gamecocks safety tweets compliance issue led to his transfer

News broke late Friday afternoon that South Carolina redshirt junior safety Javon Charleston put his name in the NCAA transfer portal.

On Saturday, he explained his reasons.

Charleston tweeted a compliance issue with some classes he took before enrolling started his five-year clock early. In his explanation, the only way for him to play next season is to transfer.

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Compliance mis-classified me and surprisingly realized it at the end of my season(career).