South Carolina's Sam Dixon during a 2026 spring football practice. Dwayne McLemore dmclemore@thestate.com A first-year member of the University of South Carolina football team was in a Richland County jail Sunday. Sam Dixon, a running back transfer from Ohio State, was arrested Saturday, according to jail records. Dixon has also been suspended from the Gamecocks football team. Dixon’s arrest was first reported by postandcourier.com.