Recruiting

Myrtle Beach WR JJ Jones is a heavily offered prospect without offers from USC and Clemson. That could change as soon as Friday. Jones has been talking with Gamecock receivers coach Bryan McClendon and Clemson receivers coach Tyler Grisham, and both are very interested. Based on his most recent conversation with McClendon, Jones believes his […]

OL Diego Pounds (6-6 305) of Raleigh is a fast climber in the recruiting world. Rated a three-star prospect by the 247Sports composite, in recent weeks Pounds has landed offers from LSU, Georgia Tech, Duke, NC State, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Oregon, USF, Virginia, Purdue, Miami, Penn State and Arizona State. Clemson and USC have also

DT Tommy Akingbesote (6-4 250) of Upper Marlboro, MD doesn’t have a 247Sports star ranking at this point, but his star is rising in the eyes of recruiters. USC offered him Wednesday afternoon and that night he picked up an offer from NC State. Also this week, Temple, East Carolina, Rutgers and Virginia Tech offered.

Four-star QB Christian Veilleux (6-4 201) of Ontario was waiting on one more offer before he could move ahead in his recruiting process. He visited Clemson in January and had planned a return trip for this week, but of course that was cancelled due to Covid-19. Before narrowing his decision to a final four, he

Five-star OT Amarius Mims of Cochran, GA Wednesday released his top ten list, which he also considers his final top 10. Joining the Tigers on the list are Oregon, Tennessee, Alabama, LSU, Georgia, Florida, Auburn, Oklahoma and Florida State. USC, Texas A&M, Southern Cal and North Carolina were cut from his earlier short list. Mims

LB Tavareon Martin-Scott (6-3 215) of Fort Wayne, IN was a standout as a freshman at Dodge City JC, KS in 2019. He was second on the team with 42 tackles. He had 10.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. He was named honorable mention all-conference by the KJCCC. One recruiter impressed by Martin-Scott was

Clemson took the next step in recruiting a quarterback for the 2021 class Tuesday with an offer to 4-star Christian Veilleux (6-4 190) of Ontario. He attends the Bullis School in Potomac, MD. The Tigers also have offered 5-star quarterback Caleb Williams of Washington, DC and are included in his final five along with Oklahoma,

4-star OT Micah Morris of Kingsland, GA Tuesday announced a final five list of USC, Alabama, Florida, Florida State and Georgia. Clemson was in h is final 12 but did not make the short list. USC was one of his first offers and he has developed a strong relationship with offensive line coach Eric Wolford.

Three-star SAF/LB Bryce Steele of Raleigh had set April 14th for his commitment announcement, and he had narrowed his decision to USC and North Carolina. And then he received an offer from what he called his “dream school,” Texas. And the Longhorns stampeded those commitment plans, such that now Steele has scratched that April date

OL Dylan Fairchild of Cumming, GA plans to drop a top ten list soon. USC has been in hot pursuit, led by head coach Will Muschamp and offensive line coach Eric Wolford. Fairchild camped with the Gamecocks last summer, attended a game last season, and was back for a junior day in January. From all

RB AJ Green of Tulsa released over the weekend a top eight list that includes USC. The Gamecocks are joined by LSU, Michigan, Oklahoma, Baylor, Texas Tech, Arkansas and Oklahoma State. Green is a 4-star prospect in the 247Sports composite. He’s ranked there as the #14 CB in the country and the #2 prospect in

Three-star CB Demarko Williams of Atlanta, who committed to USC January 21st, Friday afternoon announced a decommitment from the Gamecocks. William had picked the Gamecocks over offers from Pitt, Minnesota, Wake Forest, Oregon, Tennessee, Maryland, Florida State, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Arkansas and others. Williams attended a USC junior day in January and soon afterwards committed