Christ Church WR Jackson Repp (5-8 160) came into this season with lofty expectations both for his team and for himself. He was coming off a junior season of 63 catches for 1510 yards and 27 touchdowns. He also earned an offer from USC receives coach Mike Furrey after turning in a blazing 40 time at camp.
But his season ended prematurely. Repp suffered a torn ACL and partially torn meniscus in mid-September. He underwent surgery a few weeks later and is now well on the road to a full recovery.
The good recruiting news for Repp is Furrey and USC head coach Shane Beamer did not blink when they got the news of his injury. They have stood behind their offer and still want him in the program.
“I have talked with Coach Beamer about my situation. I wanted to make sure that nothing has changed,” Repp said. “I didn’t expect them to (withdraw the offer), but I just wanted to make sure they still honored it. They were all good with it. They were very encouraging, saying my best football is ahead of me. That was really great to here, how much support and faith they have in me for my future. That really meant a lot.”
Repp was only able to make one game visit after his injury, and that was to USC for the LSU game.
“That was a great experience. It was fun,” Repp said. “I got to catch up with Coach Furrey and talk to some other coaches. That was a great experience.”
Repp is returning to USC for an official visit weekend after next when the Gamecocks play Wofford in their home finale. Repp said he could have made the official visit earlier, but he wanted to get his knee in a better place first.
“I wanted to be able to enjoy my visit,” Repp said. “I didn’t want to go on my visit and be on crutches and in pain. I wanted to make sure I was far enough out from surgery that I can enjoy my visit.”
And he does plan on doing that. Repp doesn’t have any other visit planned and said he’s planning on making his final decision not too long after the weekend in Columbia.