The NCAA has approved an eligibility waiver for South Carolina starting running back Rahsul Faison , a transfer from Utah State who was seeking his sixth season this fall, according to CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz .

Faison has been practicing with the Gamecocks since earlier this month after receiving a waiver to allow his participation. Beamer said over the weekend that South Carolina hadn't yet heard from the NCAA on Faison's status, but this news coming on Monday of game week ahead of Sunday's showdown with Virginia Tech couldn't have come at a better time for the Gamecocks.

Ranked No. 13 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll, South Carolina's depth in the backfield includes Faison with the first team, then a group of Oscar Adaway III , Jawarn Howell and Matthew Fuller ,

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