Ernest Jones #53 of the South Carolina Gamecocks. (Photo by Silas Walker/Getty Images)
South Carolina football will be without its top linebacker in 2021.
The South Carolina football team will be without one of its top playmakers on the defensive side of the ball next season as inside linebacker Ernest Jones has declared for the 2021 NFL Draft. Jones announced his decision on Twitter early Tuesday afternoon.
The message, seen below, begins with the caption “Talked to my God and he said “It’s Time!”
To my teammates, thank you! Everyday we came to work you guys pushed me to be at my best.