When Armando Nieves arrived to South Carolina in January, the New Mexico State transfer weighed 333 pounds.
Last month, when the Gamecocks’ first-year transfers met with members of the media, Nieves’ weight was at 315. Much of the credit, he said, goes to Luke Day and the strength coaches, as well as the team’s nutrition staff, which is led by Yemi Rodriguez.
“Coach Day and the strength staff, they really know what they’re doing here. I was excited to get in here. On my visit, what they had us do and what they kind of explained to us, I’m like wow, this is going to be a good thing to get into,” Nieves said…