South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori addressed his controversial bowl exit and formally announced his future NFL plans on Thursday night. The public announcement came two days after he played only the first half of the Gamecocks’ Citrus Bowl loss against Illinois.

South Carolina star safety Nick Emmanwori is expected to declare for 2025 NFL Draft after sitting out the second half of the Gamecocks' 21-17 Citrus Bowl loss to Illinois. The junior registered five tackles in the game but was absent after halftime as the Illini put together a series of long drives to close out a hotly contested game.

Everything South Carolina star safety Nick Emmanwori wrote on social media about not playing in the second half of the Citrus Bowl on Tuesday.

No. 2 South Carolina largely controlled its SEC opener against Missouri, overcoming a few early challenges en route to a dominant 83-49 road win Thursday night.

MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 17 points to lead South Carolina's balanced offense, and the second-ranked Gamecocks used a big run in the third and fourth quarters to pull away for an 83-52 victory over Missouri in their SEC opener Thursday night.

Missouri basketball took a run at South Carolina in the first half, but the Tigers faded after the break as the Gamecocks beat Mizzou in its SEC opener.