South Carolina football team, national pundits react to Nyckoles Harbor decision

Nyckoles Harbor’s announcement that he was signing with the University of South Carolina created quite a stir Wednesday — on social media and inside the Gamecocks’ football facility.

Harbor made his decision official on ESPN2’s “College Football Live” live show. Shortly after his 1 p.m. announcement, reaction started to come in from Gamecock players, coaches and fans.

Quarterback Spencer Rattler was one of the first to weigh in, tweeting: “BOOM. Time to work fam! Congrats.”

The official South Carolina football Twitter accounts posted several videos of coaches and staffers — including head coach Shane Beamer — watching the decision reveal on ESPN and reacting with jubilation.

ESPN’s Roddy Jones said that Harbor’s signing is huge for the USC program. He is a five-star prospect and ranked No. 19 in the country by 247Sports Composite.

“I don’t know of a team that has more momentum at the end of the season,” Jones said. “They are expecting big things with Spencer Rattler at quarterback and then to have a win like this on the recruiting trail. If he could become a player on whatever side of the ball that we expect them to be, watch out for South Carolina.”