The football career of South Carolina offensive lineman Maxwell Iyama is over due to an undisclosed medical condition. Although it has not been publicly been announced from the USC Athletics Communications and Public Relations, The State Newspaper reported the news on Sunday evening after confirming through a team official.

Iyama, a redshirt freshman after not playing in a game during the 2018 season, was held out of 2019 spring football camp because of this medical reason. Had he been cleared, the 6-5, 315 pound offensive tackle would have been contending for playing time in his second season with the program.

A member of the Class of 2018, Iyama committed to the Gamecocks on April 17, 2017. He enrolled early in January of 2018 to participate in spring camp. 247Sports Composite ranked the Murfreesboro, Tenn. product a three-star prospect and the nation's No. 40 ranked offensive tackle.

Iyama's high school career is provided below courtesy of his GamecocksOnline.com bio page:

Graduated from Siegel High School in Murfreesboro, Tenn. in December 2017... the Stars went 4-6 in his senior campaign... earned first-team All-USA Tennessee football team accolades as selected by USA TODAY as a senior... selected to the Offense Defense All-American Bowl following his senior season... named to the “Dandy Dozen,” as one of the top 12 recruits in the Nashville area by The Tennessean... named All-Region 2-6A as a junior... coached by Greg Wyant... ranked as the 15th-best prospect in the Volunteer state, and the 40th-best offensive tackle in the country by 247’s national composite rankings

He is computer information systems major and his athletics scholarship remains active regardless of his football standing.