April 2020

In a shocking announcement this afternoon on Twitter, three-star RB Tiyon Evans of Hartsville, ranked the #1 junior college running back prospect in the nation by 247Sports as he heads into his second season at Hutchinson, KS, announced a commitment to Tennessee over USC. Long thought by recruiting observers to be a lock for the

Four-star LB Trenilyas Tatum (6-2 208) of Jonesboro, GA said last week he was closing in on a commitment with USC, Louisville and Georgia Tech the top three. Thursday morning Tatum announced USC stood alone with him and he became the Gamecocks sixth commitment for the 2021 class and the second linebacker. Tatum visited USC

Clemson quarterback target Christian Veilleux of Ontario committed to Penn State. He had narrowed his list to Clemson, Penn State, Duke and Tennessee. Veilleux was one of two quarterbacks currently holding Clemson offers. The other is Caleb Williams of Washington, DC. He has narrowed his decision to Clemson, Oklahoma, Maryland, Penn State and LSU. Most

RB Jaylin White of Dothan, AL picked up an offer from USC in December and the Gamecocks have stayed hot on his trail since then. He visited for a junior day in January and was to return this spring until the pandemic put a halt to all visits. He currently has the Gamecocks in his

Five-star CB Jason Marshall of Miami has Clemson in his final three with Florida and Alabama. Marshall paid a visit to Clemson last summer and had planned to return this month before visits were stopped. He plans to take official visits to each of his finalists before a decision, which may not come until the

Clemson won the recruiting battle for four-star OT Walker Parks of Lexington, KY in the 2020 recruiting season. He was the #2 ranked prospect in Kentucky then. Now, the Tigers are going after his former teammate and close friend OG Jager Burton (6-4 271), likewise a four-star but ranked the #1 prospect in Kentucky for

LB Jabril McNeill (6-4 225) of Raleigh is another top target for USC in North Carolina. And the Gamecocks have put themselves in the thick of things with him competing with offers from NC State, where his brother plays, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Wake Forest, East Carolina, Louisville, Michigan State, Missouri, Washington, Oregon and others. The Gamecocks

Tennessee has been red hot on the recruiting trail over the last week. The Vols have climbed to #5 nationally in the 247Sports team ranking after three high-profile commitments in the last three days. Their recruiting efforts have carried into South Carolina where the Vols are battling USC for RB Tiyon Evans, a Hartsville native

LB Jordan Poole (6-1 205) of Oakboro, NC has set June 19th, his father’s birthday, for his commitment announcement. It remains to be seen who will get that commitment. USC, which offered last June and is his lone SEC offer at this point, is a major player. “South Carolina, I’ve been talking to them a

Three-star ATH Josh McCray (6-1 207) of Enterprise, AL landed an offer from USC in March and at this point has the Gamecocks and Ole Miss as his top two. He also likes Kentucky, Troy and UAB in his top five. He has not yet visited USC but wants to once travel restrictions are lifted.