O'Cyrus Torrence (born January 20, 2000) is an

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for the

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. He previously played for the

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before transferring to Florida in 2022, where he named a consensus All-American.

Early life and high school

Torrence grew up in

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and attended St. Helena Central High School. He was a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Louisiana–Lafayette over offers from Georgia, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana–Monroe, South Alabama,

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, and

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College career

Torrence began his college career at Louisiana–Lafayette. He started 13 of the Ragin' Cajuns' 14 games as a true freshman. In his sophomore season, he started all 11 of Louisiana's games and was named second team All-

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. As a junior Torrence started 12 games at right guard, missing two games due to an injury, and was named first team All-Sun Belt and rated the fourth-best offensive guard in the nation by Pro Football Focus. After the end of the season he entered the NCAA transfer portal. Torrence ultimately transferred to Florida, following former Louisiana–Lafayette head coach

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. He was named a consensus All-American that season.

References

External links

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Florida Gators bio

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Torrence, OCyrus Living people 2000 births All-American college football players American football offensive guards Florida Gators football players Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football players Players of American football from Louisiana People from Greensburg, Louisiana