STRecruiting: Major Sunday night news from two of South Carolina’s top 2028 quarterback targets

Riding high off Saturday’s win over Texas A&M, their fourth straight, South Carolina got positive news over the weekend from two of their top 2028 targets. Anthony Turner of Virginia Beach announced a top-three of USC, Virginia Tech, and Kentucky, and he is expected to visit the Gamecocks again for the Georgia game.

Sunday night, Brady Quinn of Hollywood, FL, told us that, coming off his weekend visit to USC, he has the Gamecocks, Notre Dame, and Purdue as his top three.

Quinn brought his entire family in for the Texas A&M game, which was the first time he had experienced a fall afternoon at Williams-Brice Stadium.

“I thought the environment was amazing,” Quinn said. “I’ve been to a lot of game days, and I think that might have been the best one. I’ve been to an LSU game at night, and I think the environment last night (Saturday) was probably the best game-day atmosphere I’ve been to. It was mostly about the presentation and just a constant engagement from the fans. I don’t think there was a dull moment the whole game. It wasn’t the best performance by the offense. It was a gritty game, but I think the fans and the atmosphere gave them confidence to keep going. It was pretty awesome.”

Most impressive to Quinn was the way, on a day the Gamecocks didn’t have their offense in high gear, they still found a way to win with defense and some big plays by quarterback LaNorris Sellers.

“I learned that they are a real tough group and they don’t give up,” Quinn said. “LaNorris had that injury in the second quarter, and it was to get some momentum on offense. But they also had some flashes, some big plays. Some games are gritty, or some games the defense actually steps up for the offense. It’s the SEC, so it’s going to be tough every week, but overall I thought the team played really well.”

Quinn and his family were able to have extensive conversations with head coach Shane Beamer and offensive coordinator Kendal Briles. That was another step in the continuing relationship building between the two sides.

“Getting to talk to him and him getting to meet my whole family, and my agents, obviously, he preached that he wants me at South Carolina,” Quinn said. “Then Coach Beamer talked to us for about half an hour in his office before the game. That was just giving him the chance to meet my family and build that relationship. He came with the same thing: that they want me here and they are going to keep building this relationship.”

Quinn will visit Vanderbilt this coming weekend and Notre Dame the following weekend. He does not have a set date for a commitment announcement, but he would like to make his commitment after his season and sometime in late December.