Recruiting

6-9 Micaiah Henry, a grad transfer from Tennessee Tech who visited USC earlier this week, told The State he was very impressed by the program and the business school. He said the visit will move up his decision making process by allowing him to eliminate some other options. He did go on a visit to […]

OL Kobe Baynes of Jacksonville took his official visit to USC in April and that led to an offer from the Gamecocks. USC offensive line coach Eric Wilford likes Baynes as a guard and a center and he has Baynes on speed dial. “Me and Coach Wolf have been talking on the phone a lot,”

A couple of years ago Clemson basketball coach Brad Brownell dipped into the talent pool in metro Columbia and signed guard Clyde Trapp who has proven to be an effective player for the Tigers. Brownell is looking to strike again in USC’s backdoor by being the first to offer 2021 6-4 Korey Richardson of LR.

LB Mohamed Kaba of Clinton, NC gave USC football coach Will Muschamp and his staff a big recruiting victory Thursday when he announced a commitment to the Gamecocks at his school. Kaba had four hats on the table in front of him representing USC, NC State, North Carolina and Florida. After stacking the other three

USC target LB Mohamed Kaba of Clinton, NC is set to announce his college commitment Thursday at 2:00 PM. Kaba visited USC for a junior day in January and was back for another visit in late March. The Gamecocks have been one of his top schools in the latter part of the process along with

2021 DE Kelvin Gilliam (6-3 230) of Highland Spring, VA already has garnered numerous major offers including Michigan, Michigan State, West Virginia and, Georgia Tech, NC State and Virginia Tech. There is mutual interest with Clemson and he attended the spring game in April. He’d love to land an offer from the Tigers and realizes

TheBigSpur reported 6-9 grad transfer Micaiah Henry took an official visit to USC Monday and Tuesday. Henry is an Atlanta native who played at Tennessee Tech. As a redshirt junior last season, Henry averaged nearly 10 points and 5 rebounds per game. USC offered 2021 OL Charles Armstrong (6-5 265) of Bradenton, FL. Some other

One of the major targets for USC for the 2020 recruiting is in its own backyard. DL Alex Huntley of Hammond has the Gamecocks in his top six along with Georgia, Oklahoma, LSU, Texas and Stanford. Living in Columbia, Huntley is plenty familiar with the Gamecocks and the university. But he’s not all that familiar

RB Kobe Pryor (6-0 200) of Cedartown, GA said Tuesday afternoon he has made his decision on his college commitment and has privately committed to that coaching staff. Pryor said he made his decision on Monday. Pryor, regarded as one of the top running back prospects in the country, narrowed his list to USC, Clemson,

WR Antonio Barber, the former Rock Hill standout who now lives in Cornelius, NC, has seen recruiters from several programs come by to check out his spring practice. Alabama and Oregon were in Monday. Last week it was Texas A&M, Duke, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, West Virginia, Illinois and Cincinnati. Barber said he heard from

USC target CB Jamorri Colson of Ocilla, GA was offered by Tennessee and Auburn. Former USC OL commitment Javion Cohen of Phenix City, AL was offered by Oklahoma and Virginia Tech. USC offered 2021 RB/DB Yulkeith Brown of Miami.

USC head coach Will Muschamp last week offered off-the-radar LB Allen Merrick (6-2 220) of Gadsden, AL. Merrick has been undervalued as a linebacker simply because he’s not played the position for long. He had been primarily a receiver, tight end and running back. But he said he likes hitting people more than touching the