2026 Zyon Guiles (6-5 290) of Carvers Bay has a bevy of offers thus far but it’s South Carolina, Clemson and Tennessee standing out the most to him at this point, and he’s planning to make his decision in the not too distant future.
Guiles has yet to visit Clemson this season. He had planned to go up for the home opener, but some family came into town, so he stayed at home. He might visit Clemson for the Louisville game in two weekends. Meantime, offensive line coach Matt Luke has been doing his recruiting thing with Guiles.
“I speak to Clemson every day,” Guiles said. “They always try their best to keep me in touch. Matt Luke came to watch me last Friday. That was great, a good surprise. I balled out. Clemson is all about me, and they are really family based over there. I can’t wait to get there and see what kind of things they have improved on. Can’t wait to be down there.”
Guiles added that there’s little doubt Clemson will be a factor with him all the way to his final decision.
“It’s always going to be high,” Guiles said. “Especially, them being one of my favorite schools growing up, and especially because it’s a South Carolina school. I like both schools, USC and Clemson. This is going to put them up in the ranks.”
Guiles has been to three games at USC this season, and if he doesn’t go to Clemson November 2nd, he’ll go to USC for the Texas A&M game. USC offensive line coach Lonnie Teasley, like his cohort at Clemson, has been very active with Guiles.
“Just as much as Clemson,” he said. “They speak to me every day. They are sending me letters and graphics. I talk to Sam Serbay and Coach Teasley almost every day, and it’s great. They make sure to call me. Coach Beamer couldn’t make it to one of my games, so he sent some of his guys to watch me. That was good.”
Having been to several USC games this season, Guiles already has a strong feel for the program.
“It’s great. It feels like home over there,” Guiles said. “Same thing with Clemson. Both of those guys, they treat me like home over there. So, my love is kind of equally spread between both of those schools right now. My love is spread equally between both of those guys. They both treat me like family. It’s going to be a very hard decision.”
And then there is Tennessee, which he visited for a game a couple of weeks ago.
“The atmosphere is amazing. The coaches, they treat me well,” Guiles said. “They have a very strong connection with the Carolinas (in recruiting), North Carolina and South Carolina. They have a very strong connection with the Carolinas. Can’t wait to see what other commits they have coming up. I love those guys over there.”
Guiles also has offers from Miami, Florida State, Duke, Georgia, NC State, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Auburn, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Colorado. One or more of these may pop up on his radar at some point, but right now it’s the Tigers, Gamecocks and Vols who hold his attention. Soon, Guiles will begin the hard decision making process.
“Talking to my family, honesty from the schools, and talking to God and my family about it,” Guiles said. “It shouldn’t be too long from now. I just have to sit down with my family, take some more visits, and talk to God and come to my conclusion about it. It’s going to be hard to pick right. It’s going to be kind of hard to pick.”
Guiles said he is looking at making his decision sometime soon after his season is completed.