South Carolina came up short on another offensive line target on Saturday when OT Cortez Smith of Lilburn, GA announced a commitment to Georgia over the Gamecocks. Smith also had Florida State and Miami in his final four. Smith made his official visit to USC the first weekend in June. He also visited the Gamecocks for a spring practice in April, and he made multiple visits in 2023 including a summer came and a game. Earlier in the week, the Gamecocks missed on center Isaac Sowells of Louisville when he committed to NC State.
The next commitment announcement of Gamecock interest will be on Thursday with Rock Hill WR Malik Clark announcing at noon. He also has Florida State, NC State and North Carolina on his short list.
2026 LB Anthony Davis (6-1 190) of Loganville, GA plans to visit Clemson July 27th.
OL Eli Dorton (6-5 290) of Clinton, TN committed to Furman.
Seton Hall transfer RHP Michael Gillen has committed to Clemson. In two seasons as a reliever with the Pirates he was 5-1 with 4 saves and a 1.51 ERA. He struck out 70 of 274 batters faced and pitched to a .225 batting average.