Santa Claus dropped off some early Christmas presents for Gamecock football on Wednesday as USC signed two more players out of the transfer portal.
The first gift was Kentucky transfer TE Jordan Dingle (6-4 242) . The Bowling Green, KY native, who was born in Manning, caught 43 passes for 615 yards and four touchdowns over four seasons with the Wildcats. He set a career high for receptions (20) in 2022, when he also had three touchdown grabs. He had a career-best 270 yards in 2023.
Dingle becomes the second tight end in the 2025 class joining Hammond product Mike Tyler. He played in only four games in 2021 and then played three full seasons with the Wildcats, so he’ll have one season of eligibility in Columbia.
Shortly after Dingle announced his plans to join USC, the Gamecocks landed Texas A&M transfer DT Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy (6-3 310).
Dindy committed to Texas A&M in its 2022 class. He was a highly regarded prospect coming out of Lakeland, FL but didn’t see the field much in College Station. Dindy appeared in eight contests in his three seasons with the Aggies, compiling 4 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, and 0.5 sacks.
He gives the Gamecocks three defensive tackles in the 2025 class which now counts 29 newcomers. Dindy should have at least two seasons of eligibility with the Gamecocks considering he redshirted his first season at A&M and then played in the next two seasons.
Jordan Dingle Bio from UK:
2024 – Junior
• A three-year letterwinner who played in 39 career games with 21 starting assignments
• Started in seven of 11 games played this season
• Missed the Tennessee game with injury
• Totaled nine catches for 71 yards with one TD
• Had two catches for three yards and a score in the season-opening win over Southern Miss … • Also had two catches vs. Georgia, Ohio and Murray State
2023 – Sophomore
• Saw action in 11 games, with two starting assignments vs. Akron and Florida
• Did not play in the final two regular-season games vs. South Carolina and at Louisville with a hand injury
• Totaled 12 catches for 270 yards, averaging 22.5 yards per reception
• Had a career-high tying four receptions vs. Tennessee and vs. Akron
• Totaled career-high 89 yards, including a career-long, 59-yard reception in the second quarter vs. Akron
• Caught a career-long 72-yard catch vs. Clemson in the Gator Bowl
• Dean’s List (Fall 2023)
• Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022 – r-Freshman
• Freshman All-SEC Team
• Honorable Mention Freshman All-American (CFN)
• Dean’s List (Fall 2022)
• Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll
• Played in all 13 games with 12 starts
• Totaled 20 catches (fourth-highest on the team) for 220 yards (fourth-highest) and three scores
• Recorded two catches for 11 yards in his first collegiate start in the seaon opener vs. Miami (Ohio)
• Caught three passes for 30 yards and a score at Ole Miss … Hauled in a 17-yard touchdown pass to tie the game in the third quarter, his first career collegiate scoring reception
• Hauled in the second score of his career on a 16-yard touchdown pass from Kaiya Sheron vs. South Carolina
• Had career highs with four catches for 44 yards at No. 3 Tennessee … Caught a season-long 24-yard pass for a first down on UK’s first touchdown drive of the game
• Had three receptions for 35 yards and a touchdown in the win over Missouri … His receiving TD in the third quarter marked the third TD receiving of his career, which ties Derek Abney (2000) and Tommy Cook (2001) for the second-most touchdowns receiving by a freshman in program history
2021 – Freshman
• Saw action in four games (ULM, Miss. State, Vanderbilt, NMST)
• Totaled two catches for 54 yards
• Caught first career pass for 31 yards in the season opener vs. ULM
• Dean’s List (Fall 2021)
High School
• A four-star prospect by ESPN and a three-star recruit by Rivals and 247sports
• Ranked the No. 5 player in the state and a top-25 tight end nationally by Rivals and 247sports
• Four-year letter winner and starter for head coach Mark Spader
• Caught 41 passes for 515 yards (12.6 ypc) with two touchdowns in helping lead Bowling Green to the 2020 Class AAAAA state championship with a 10-2 overall record
• Caught five passes, ran for a touchdown, and had a quarterback sack in the state finals win
• Named the 2020 4th Region AD Association Player of the Year
• Named to the Lexington Herald-Leader “Class of the Commonwealth” list of the top seniors in Kentucky
• Named first-team All-State by the Courier Journal and AP as a senior
• Named a preseason All-America candidate by Sports Illustrated
• Named honorable mention All-State by the Courier Journal as a junior after catching 35 passes for 474 yards and five TDs
• Three-sport athlete who also was a four-year letter winner in basketball and a three-year lettter winner in track and fi eld (shot put and hurdles)
• Led Bowling Green to the 2020 4th region title and an elite eight appearance in basketball
• High school teammate of current UK safety Vito Tisdale
• Chose Kentucky over Purdue, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech and Ohio State
• Member of the National Honor Society
• Excelled in the classroom with a 4.0 GPA
Personal
• Born in Manning, South Carolina
• Son of Tonya and Justice Dingle
• Older brother, Justice Dingle, played football at Kentucky from 2021-23
• Graduated in May of ’24 with a degree in clinical leadership and management
Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy Bio from Texas A&M:
2024 (SOPHOMORE): Was in on a tackle for loss in the win over McNeese … Also saw the field in the win over New Mexico State.
2023 (FRESHMAN): Played in five games … Saw the field in the season-opening win over New Mexico as well as against ULM, Mississippi State and ACU … Was in on a sack in the win over Mississippi State … Had two tackles, including 1.5 for loss, in the Texas Bowl against Oklahoma State.
2022 (REDSHIRT): Appeared in the UMass game … Earned the team’s Freshman Academic Award at the annual team banquet.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by William Castle at Lakeland High School … Rated as a 5-star prospect by 247 Sports and ESPN … Was a top-four defensive tackle according to all three major outlets … Was a 2022 Under Armour All-American … As a senior, finished with 18 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks and 13 hurries … In 2020, was a Lakeland Ledger All-County First Team selection and helped Lakeland make Florida’s 7A state playoffs during COVID-19 shortened season … As a sophomore, was a two-way player that helped his team go 12-1 to win a district title and make a deep run in the Sunshine State’s 7A state playoffs … Earned Lakeland Ledger All-County honorable mention accolades … A two-sport athlete that won a state title at the 4A state track meet in the discus and finished second in the shot put as a junior.
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