USC Recruiting News [Archive] - Page 23

SilverBritches

03-13-2006, 06:19 PM

I'm basing it on reports that have been coming in for the past year from different outlets. I don't have any groundbreaking information on him. Plus, the way he and his family went about the recruiting process leads me to believe that he won't be playing wherever he decides to sign.

Every weekend during January, Clifton was up in New Jersey working with a specialist to raise his SAT score. He was unable to take his visits on the weekends like all the other prospects. That is why he waited so long to decide. Reports we have heard say that he raised his SAT score dramatically and he is a lot closer to qualify.

Even if he has to go to prep school, it may not be all bad. At this point, he is a project. He is 6'7" but only weighs 285. That 6'7" frame has a lot of weight that can be put on and a year at prep school just gives him more time to bulk up.

Carolina Cowboy

03-13-2006, 07:31 PM

He has some huge personality issues.However,if he gets thoes straightened out UGA will have a fist round draft pick. Thats a project that I wish we had.It's something that only time will tell.Good luck to Clifton and UGA.

pc72687

03-13-2006, 07:38 PM

I am not saying Scout was right in voting Maddox a one star. In fact I just thought it goes to show that sometimes theres is a little off, in some cases more then others.

scfan5338

03-13-2006, 09:59 PM

Williams-Brice

03-13-2006, 10:54 PM

pc72687

03-14-2006, 07:59 AM

Hey someone said that Gray and Barnes were at the Spring Practice tossing balls to each other and chillin with Sydney Rice whenever he wasn't running drills.

USCGrifter

03-14-2006, 08:14 AM

Guys im not sure but, I think they dont assign stars until the combines that they have. I think they have everyone as a 1 star except the players who went to their combines as juniors. All the stars and stuff is updated over the summer. I dont know if I'm right but that just makes sense. Gray is going to be a 5-star no matter what. He's going to be one of the Top 10 players in the country next year.

I don't know when they are going to update, but I hope it is soon. I don't think scout is going to be doing much of anything with their list of FB prospects until after their combines. The only thing that gets updated regularly at this time is the hot news on recruiting.

USCGrifter

03-14-2006, 08:32 AM

Alright guys, I think I finally have some time to put up some more info on our current prospects today. It'll take a while to get it all in, but I will see what I can do.

USCGrifter

03-14-2006, 08:54 AM

Alright guys, I think I finally have some time to put up some more info on our current prospects today. It'll take a while to get it all in, but I will see what I can do.

Actually, I think I am going to wait a little bit before I start posting to see if there is anyone who agrees with me on my suggestions for a reorganized SEC Recruting forum. I will be posting as much infor as I can in the next couple of days, so please just hold tight.

TrueGCFan

03-14-2006, 08:57 AM

By Phil Kornblut
QB John Brantley IV (6-3 185) of Ocala, FL is not taking in any junior days at schools this spring according to his father because they want to take their visits when they have the time to meet for extended periods with the head coach, quarterback coach and offensive coordinator, something they feel they couldn't do with all the prospects involved in a junior day. The Brantley's visited Alabama this past Saturday and will go to Texas March 21st and to Miami April 8th. They also plan to see USC and Oklahoma. They will not make it to Columbia in time for one of the Gamecocks spring practices. According to his father, Brantley wants to make a decision before the start of practice in the fall. and USC figures strongly into the picture right now. "I'd say they are in the mix," John Brantley III said Monday afternoon. "There's a lot of opportunity up there. I was born in Chester. Johnny was born in Baptist Hospital in Columbia. I ran the marketing department for Carolina Ceramics for five years. I actually grew up in Greenville (on the same street with Steve Fuller). One of my sisters lives in Goose Creek. We've got a lot of connections in the Columbia area." Brantley III played quarterback at Florida when Gamecock head coach Steve Spurrier was an assistant coach there. And his brother Scott was a standout linebacker at Florida who went on to an NFL career. So, the Gators are obviously a factor. "Florida is big in the mix," Brantley said. "It's only 30 miles away. The biggest thing is determining if we're a fit for that system. He (Urban Meyer) is going to try and do what he's done in the past. Is that Johnny's best role? We don't know yet. They believe he can run that system. We're going to watch it over the spring. We're wide open."

TrueGCFan

03-14-2006, 09:01 AM

By Phil Kornblut
RB Brian Maddox (6-2 215) of T.L. Hanna made an unofficial visit to Auburn Saturday and will continue his busy spring schedule this week when he comes to USC to watch a spring practice Thursday. Maddox said he will sit in on a running backs meeting before that practice. As for Auburn, Maddox said he enjoyed the trip and picked up an offer from the Tigers. "I really like their facilities," he said. "The weight room, their stadium, and I like their whole coaching staff." Maddox also picked up an offer from Florida over the weekend. Still, his favorite remains the same. "USC is still my favorite," he said. "I still plan on making a commitment but I'm thinking I'll back it up some to sometime in June since all the schools have come on." Previously, Maddox had said he would commit on his birthday May 28th. Maddox will visit NC State March 25th and UNC the next day, and he will go to Virginia Tech April 15th. Maddox also has offers from Clemson, Maryland, Duke and Vanderbilt.

USCGrifter

03-14-2006, 09:03 AM

Big surprise - Maddox backs up his commitment again. At least he is taking his time to make sure he knows what he wants. I just hope in the end he still wants to go to USC.

USCGrifter

03-14-2006, 09:06 AM

Actually, I think I am going to wait a little bit before I start posting to see if there is anyone who agrees with me on my suggestions for a reorganized SEC Recruting forum. I will be posting as much infor as I can in the next couple of days, so please just hold tight.

If anyone has some time, please check out my suggestions in the SEC Talk Suggestions forum for the recruiting forum and post your thoughts on my suggestions. I would like to see if anyone feels the same way that I do - that we should find a better way the organize the info contained in this thread.

bleedsgarnet

03-14-2006, 01:21 PM

These kids can be pretty funny..There is no reason why maddox had to originally say that he wanted to commit on his bday..Why say something like that? He is just excited and enjoying his limelight. He has every right too wait until signing day..or after if you are clifton geathers..haha...I will just plan on him committing on signing day. These kids only have so many opportunities where they "center stage"..Some are humble and some are, how can we say, not so humble..ie captain munnerlyn..

Williams-Brice

03-15-2006, 08:40 AM

Gary Gray has decided to go ahead and end his recruiting process next Thursday. He says he currently has no favorite, but this kid has had South Carolina written all over him since day one. He will be making his choice at a press conference in the Marriot or Holiday Inn in Columbia. He will choose between South Carolina, Notre Dame, Florida, Florida State, Tennessee, and NC State.

Keep in mind that Gray and Barnes have been at spring practice and hanging out with Sidney Rice this week.

I feel very, VERY good about this.

pc72687

03-15-2006, 09:20 AM

Huge update there WB. This could be exactly what the Gamecocks need to start off the 2007 recruiting season right, I mean the first commitment being 5-star athlete Gary Grey. That would be big. Especially if Maddox is close also.

RW13

03-15-2006, 10:52 AM

Gray would be a DB for us? We desparately need that....

OmahaBound

03-15-2006, 11:05 AM

wow, that would be an amazing start. that alone might convince maddox to stick to his original plan of committing on his Bday.

i'll bet if gray does commit here, barnes wouldn't be too far behind. now barnes' might not be as strong, but having those guys on the list so early would make us look better to all the other recruits, even if one of them changes their mind later on.

Carolina Cowboy

03-15-2006, 11:16 AM

OMAHA Barnes is really strong don't let the ratings fool you. The big question is can he Qualify.

OmahaBound

03-15-2006, 11:23 AM

OMAHA Barnes is really strong don't let the ratings fool you. The big question is can he Qualify.

i presume the problem is GPA since he has plenty of time to boost up the SAT score or take the ACT. any of the rumors mention how bad the GPA is?

Carolina Cowboy

03-15-2006, 01:35 PM

Thats my guess some of the posters on Cockytalk.com were talking about his qaulifications a couple of weeks ago. One of the posters go to school with Gray and Barnes at RNE.

SPURED

03-15-2006, 02:32 PM

bleedsgarnet

03-15-2006, 03:08 PM

i dont doubt what you say wb, but where in the hell did you see that? i cant find it anywhere

Williams-Brice

03-15-2006, 03:22 PM

It's all over Rivals. I hear even the moderators on the Notre Dame website are saying he is staying in Columbia.

SPURED

03-15-2006, 03:32 PM

It's all over Rivals. I hear even the moderators on the Notre Dame website are saying he is staying in Columbia.
Yeah on Gamecock Central. every single freaking post is about Gray. its so annoying. they cant keep it to one thread

scfan5338

03-15-2006, 04:02 PM

I would be really shocked if Gray dosent commit to us. It seems like he's on the USC campus ALL the time and he's been to spring practice according to a couple of reports. He only got once chance to look at Notre Dame etc... and he's seen everything at USC, so I'm pretty confident that we will get him especially because he has decided to commit so early. If he does pick us, hopefully he dosent switch commitments at the end of the high school season/

bleedsgarnet

03-15-2006, 04:11 PM

cool...gary is an instant impact player..

pc72687

03-15-2006, 04:22 PM

I see Gray coming here because of all the signs. But then again that didn't matter for that Georgia running back. But we will just have to see.

SPURED

03-15-2006, 05:02 PM

OK well today i had some time to look at some film from the wide recievers and Quarterbacks we have on our board. i started off by watching Brantley's film. all i can say is if we "Settle" for him we will be perfectly fine. he is an amazing player and can really throw the ball. also watching his film i noticed a certain receiver that was just making some UNBELIEVABLE catches then making some unbelievable moves to make people miss. so i looked it up and found out who it was. Dion Lecorn is his name and he is also a Top 100 prospect. if we can pull in Brantley we may be able to pull in Lecorn. but he is favoring 3 Florida schools. UF, USF and UCF. he was possibly my favorite of all the Receivers we have OFFERED so far. we have offered 6 WR's so far and 4 of those are Top 100 players. so that excites me greatly. also Brian Maddox is a beast! Very Fast with some excelent moves. So Far it looks as if Spurrier is Offering some VERY remarkable talent. Judging from the videos on Rivals we will be fine with any of the guys that are on our board right now. If Gray Commits to us and stays firm with his commitment, watch for guys like Barnes, Richardson to commit. then if we can get Brantley or Clausen Many more great skill position players will follow them. that will get the ball rolling and we will have a VERY outstanding class in 2007.

SPURED

03-15-2006, 05:08 PM

Also Gary Gray is at the Practice again tonight so that is pretty good news

bleedsgarnet

03-15-2006, 05:30 PM

bleedsgarnet

03-15-2006, 05:33 PM

pc i am not sure that you can compare a guy from georgia who had familial pressure to stay in georgia, to a guy from the columbia area who is rumored to be all but a usc lock

scfan5338

03-15-2006, 05:52 PM

i just heard that hannah is gonna play...let me just say that i got that from someone i trust who supposedly has a friend with connections..he technically is still enrolled. Neither my friend or i believe it...just sharing :closedeye

I think there were previous reports that he is still enrolled, but he will be tranfering to NC State at the end of this semester. That was what I read.

scfan5338

03-15-2006, 05:57 PM

I saw this on the scout website, didn't know if you guys had seen this so thought you might want to.

These stats are from the U.S. Army All-American Combine which was held in San Antonio, Texas on January 6,7,and 8.

http://scoutcombines.scout.com/3/2006_sanantonio.html

pc72687

03-15-2006, 06:21 PM

Bleeds, the one I was refering to was Carlos Brown, who everyone thought was going to either SC or UGA and pulled a wild one and went to Michigan. I do think Gray will be a Gamecock but if he isn't it would be kinda similar in that everyone thought he was SC and then he pulled a surprise.

Williams-Brice

03-15-2006, 10:16 PM

Also Gary Gray is at the Practice again tonight so that is pretty good news

Good job with your reports today. Forgive me if you already said this: Gary Gray was also at the basketball game tonight.

bleedsgarnet

03-15-2006, 10:45 PM

yeah, i also read that..there was a newspaper article all about it...that is why i am skeptical...another thing, how could that not be made public...i say he is gone but this guy is adamant

SPURED

03-15-2006, 11:24 PM

Richardson Makes Major Course Change
By Phil Kornblut
For the better part of of his recruiting, Spring Valley OL Quintin Richardson (6-5 275) has openly been a lean to USC. That has changed. "I'm opening things up," Richardson said Wednesday night. "Me and my family sat down and looked at some things. It's just the basic things that we looked at. I'm not going to USC this weekend." Richardson had planned to watch a USC spring practice Saturday. And he said he probably won't attend USC's spring game April 8th and might instead go to Clemson's. Asked why the sudden change in his thinking, Richardson said, "I don't know. Sitting down and looking at things opened my eyes. I don't know. It's really crazy." Richardson said he doesn't have a leader now, though he added that "Tennessee has always been my childhood favorite." According to a source, there is not strong support for USC among some key members of Richardson's innter circle. Richardson said he does not plan to visit anywhere this weekend. He will go to North Carolina March 25th and then to the All American combine in Durham on the 26th. He plans to attend Virginia Tech's spring game April 15th. He has offers from USC, Clemson, Maryland, Middle Tennessee State, Tennessee, Kentucky, Auburn, Virginia Tech and East Carolina.

OmahaBound

03-15-2006, 11:32 PM

yeah, i also read that..there was a newspaper article all about it...that is why i am skeptical...another thing, how could that not be made public...i say he is gone but this guy is adamant

i honestly have no idea what this means....but i haven't read everything so i'm probably just missing something.

OmahaBound

03-15-2006, 11:37 PM

Williams-Brice

03-16-2006, 12:48 AM

First of all, let's try not to focus on this Richardson thing for right now. All he has done is open up his recruiting even more, and that's okay. We are so far away from February 1st that some things really don't need to be stressed just yet. The reason we can focus on this Gary Gray thing is that Gray will probably stick to his commitment when he makes it.

My only concern is that the Gray news and this Richardson news has come on the same day. I hope the two are not related, and I don't think they are. All signs point to Gray making his commitment to the Gamecocks on March 23rd. All signs point to Richardson simply wanting to weigh his options more than he was already doing.

Also, I see this Gray commitment serving as a catalyst for our class. Richardson will probably come around in the end, but that's not to be worried about right now. Signing Day is so far away, but like I said, Gary Gray will stick with whatever commitment he makes on March 23rd.

pc72687

03-16-2006, 07:54 AM

I wonder why his family doesn't support SC? They live right around town so they should know it is a good school, but wonders never cease. I sure hope Gray commits to SC next Thursday!

OmahaBound

03-16-2006, 09:21 AM

I wonder why his family doesn't support SC? They live right around town so they should know it is a good school, but wonders never cease. I sure hope Gray commits to SC next Thursday!

yeah i don't know. maybe his family isn't originally from around here and had previously dreamed of him going to some other school. either way i think most kids in the end make their own decision, and i certainly hope richardson does the same and the school he eventually chooses is USC....i hate it for those kids that get pressured somewhere though.

Williams-Brice

03-16-2006, 08:13 PM

Jimmy Clausen had originally said that he would commit before his senior season. Today, Clausen stated that he would hold off on any type of commitment until October because he wants to take some official visits, which no prospect is allowed to do until after September 1st. He still favors USC and ND with So Cal in the 3rd spot.

pc72687

03-16-2006, 09:50 PM

Does anyone know what the "BIG" news is on Jimmy Clausen? I saw rivals has a big thing on it.

Carolina Cowboy

03-17-2006, 04:42 AM

Little Will See USC and Clemson
By Phil Kornblut
Highly rated WR Greg Little (6-3 210) of Durham, NC counts Clemson and USC among his 16 offers and he plans to see both schools later this spring. Little said Thursday he will visit USC for a spring practice week after next, and he will be on the Clemson campus in May for the Nike camp. Little visited Wake Forest Thursday to watch spring practice. He said he will go to spring ames at Duke, North Carolina, NC State and Wake Forest. He has been to junior days at Duke, NC State and North Carolina and said he will go to Penn State for a junior day. Little has offers from Clemson, USC, Michigan, Duke, Nebraska, Wake Forest, North Carolina, Virginia, NC State, Florida, Ole Miss, Auburn, Oklahoma State, East Carolina, Tennessee and Nebraska. He's also getting interest from Miami, Oklahoma, Oregon and Virginia Tech among others. Little is a versatile player who was primarily a running back last season. He rushed for 1166 yards and 26 touchdowns and caught 24 passes for 475 yards and 4 scores. He can also play safety and outside linebacker. Little said he does not have a favorite. "I'm pretty much open to everyone," he said. Fred Chatham recruits him for USC and Billy Napier for Clemson.

bleedsgarnet

03-17-2006, 07:28 AM

I think there was an announcement released wich stated that he may actually play the second half of his games this coming year..hahaha

SPURED

03-17-2006, 07:56 AM

RB Brian Maddox, DE Cliff Matthews and LB Scotty Cooper will be on hand for USC's practice today

TrueGCFan

03-17-2006, 08:08 AM

By Phil Kornblut
Clemson and USC are among the many schools showing interest this spring in DB Justin Byers (6-1 180) of Charlotte. NC State is his only official offer thus far according to Vance High coach Jeff Simpson, but Byers is also drawing attention from the Tigers, Gamecocks, Florida, LSU, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Tennessee and others. Byers can play corner or safety and can also play receiver. He scored a total of 8 touchdowns last season. "He's always around the ball," his coach said. "He has great hands and has a knack for making plays." Simpson said NC State currently leads for Byers because of the offer.

TrueGCFan

03-17-2006, 08:09 AM

By Phil Kornblut`
Landrum QB Mark Cann (6-4 210) made an unofficial visit to Tennessee March 11th and according to his father and coach John Cann, the Vols showed some serious interest. "We had a great visit to Tennessee," coach Cann said. "Coach Cutcliffe really liked his video. We had a great visit with the staff and watched the team scrimmage." Cann will visit Auburn this Saturday and Georgia March 25th. And he's looking at a visit to Vanderbilt April 1st. Cann has also drawn interest from USC, North Carolina, Alabama, Wake Forerst, Michigan State and Illinois.

TrueGCFan

03-17-2006, 08:09 AM

By Phil Kornblut
In a year of bountiful prospects in South Carolina, one who has not yet received his fair share of attention is RB Nick Bethea (5-9 185) of Dreher. "Nick, in our opinion, is the best running back in the state," said Dreher coach Bill Bacon. "He is set to eclipse all the school career rushing records. He can make you miss or run thru you." Bethea rushed for 1506 yards and scored 20 total touchdowns last season. For his career he has 3517 rushing yards and 42 touchdowns. He also averaged 37 yards per kickoff return last season. Bethea has not yet been offered but he's been drawing interest from USC, Clemson, Texas A&M, Penn State, Michigan, Maryland, Notre Dame, North Carolina, NC State, Tennessee, Middle Tennessee State and Georgia Tech.

pc72687

03-17-2006, 09:35 AM

I am glad to see all these players coming to the spring practice. It is a good place for them to see how practice is run, see the players and how they will be used first hand. Plus see that we have fans go to PRACTICE just to watch. I know many schools have fans at the spring game but I am pretty sure many don't have fans go to all the practices.

bleedsgarnet

03-17-2006, 03:57 PM

btw, quinton richardson is at practice

palmettocock

03-17-2006, 04:39 PM

btw, quinton richardson is at practice

Good, maybe Gray can talk some sense into this guy. Hey Quinton, stop messing around and go ahead and put on that gamecock hat :thumbs:

Williams-Brice

03-17-2006, 10:56 PM

Does anyone know what the "BIG" news is on Jimmy Clausen? I saw rivals has a big thing on it.

It exactly what I posted one before you posted. He will commit in October.

pc72687

03-18-2006, 09:01 AM

I figured that was what it was WB but just in case I figured I would throw it out there. People are saying that Gray Grey made an unannounced visit to the practice yesterday. Hopefully he went over and talked to the other recruits.

Williams-Brice

03-18-2006, 03:05 PM

Yeah he was supposedly there. I wasn't looking for him because I didn't know he would be there. I did see Scotty Cooper and Cliff Matthews. Matthews is going to be big time, and Cooper looks like he could use some time in a college weight program. He looks extremely fast, and he'll be a good player.

SPURED

03-18-2006, 03:49 PM

I heard at the end of practice yesterday the d-line was doing a drill after the rest of the team had left. at the end of the drill they brought it into a huddle and right before they said "defense", lawing paused and invited cliff matthews to join the huddle. that i thought was pretty awesome and how you bring guys here.

GTmorris1970

03-19-2006, 06:20 AM

Williams-Brice

03-19-2006, 03:19 PM

I don't know if that's true or not. I stayed with my girlfriend and a friend to watch that defensive drill. We were pretty much the only ones left in the stands. Anyway, we got up to leave when the drill was over, and we passed Cliff Matthews on the way out. If it makes it any better, he was talking to SOS and Scotty Cooper. Either way, the man was getting recruited by someone!

bleedsgarnet

03-20-2006, 10:53 AM

i had a nightmare about junior and lulu last night..oh man...not good..

JCisLord

03-20-2006, 12:19 PM

Hey does anyone know if there will be live coverage this Thursday for Gary Grey's announcement? If not, I hope someone will be onhand to give us all an update. This really is driving me crazy. All the signs point to him coming to us, but it almost seems to good to be true.

Williams-Brice

03-20-2006, 01:31 PM

I'm currently trying to figure out a way to be there. I have a close friend in the media, and I help him do some post-practice interviews with coaches and players during the season. If he is going, then there is a chance I can go. I have to get out of a lot of other engagements that night, though. I'll keep everyone posted.

pc72687

03-20-2006, 07:25 PM

That would be very good. But then again I am sure most of the sites will have the thing posted as quick as humanly possible after the decision because it is such big news.

USCGrifter

03-21-2006, 07:41 AM

Hey everybody! Sorry I keep getting sidetracked with my job and all, but I am seriously going to try to get as much info up as possible today.

I will warn you ahead of time that some of the info may have already been posted. However, seeing as it's been a while since my last post and I have a good bit of hot news to get everyone caught up on, it'll be easier for me just to throw everything up here even if it has already been posted.

I will try to put the date that each bit of hot news was originally released to help people avoid confusion about what is old and what is new news.

USCGrifter

03-21-2006, 08:10 AM

Greg Little (6' 3" 203 lbs) from Durham (NC) Hillside put up some impressive numbers as a junior last year. He had 160 carries for 1166 yards and 26 TD's and also had 23 catched for 470 yds and 4 TD's.

For anyone wondering, that's 7.3 yds/carry and a TD almost every 6 carries.
As a receiver he averaged about 20 yds/catch and scored a TD about every 5th reception.

Little also played 3 games on D, and recorded 30 tackles and 4 picks as a safety.

Little says that he would like to play both WR and RB in college and that any school that could offer that would have an advantage over his other offers.

Little said that he is hearing from most of the schools in the ACC and SEC. He is also hearing from Michigan, Notre Dame, and Oregon. I have offers from Wake Forest, Florida, North Carolina , South Carolina, NC State, Duke, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Clemson, Tennessee, and Virginia. He said that he is wide open and everyone is neck and neck.

Little plans to visit all of the schools that have offered at some point this spring and then start to narrow his list of favorites.

Little grew up a Miami fan and Portis was his favorite player.

He is going to camp at UF on June 3rd and the gators said they want the ball in his hands so he can go out and do great things for them.

He stated that he wants to be able to count on his coaching staff to allow him to go home if he has family problems and be able to see his family if they want to see him.

He wants to major in ComSci and the school he attends needs to have a good tutoring system.

USCGrifter

03-21-2006, 09:15 AM

ATH Darryl Vereen (6' 2" 205 lbs) from Huntersville, NC has an offer from Duke, but is also hearing from N.C. State, Wake Forest, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Virginia Tech.

Vereen does not have favorite at this point.

Vereen, who runs a 4.4 40, is primarily being recruited as a RB, but is getting some looks as a DB.

Verren gained 1200 yds and scored 15 TD's his junior year even though he missed 3 games with a broken hand.

USCGrifter

03-21-2006, 09:24 AM

Jacksonville (FL) Andrew Jackson star D'Angelo McCray (6' 4" 265 lbs) is considered by many coaches as the #1 DE in florida. McCray runs a forty in the 4.6 - 4.7 range and says he is faster than many guys his size has good football speed because of his good vision.

McCray, who holds a 3.0 GPA, caught 18 balls for 369 yds as a TE and recorded 52 Tachles, 26 TFL, and 12 Sacks as a DE. He states he will play whatever position his coaches ask him to.

UT, Ole Miss, and Louisville want him to play tight end. Everyone else wnats him on defense.

McCray says his favorites are Florida, Notre Dame, Clemson, Florida State, and Michigan, but says that he is still wide open.

McCray attended the Scout.com Combine on March 19 in Jacksonville.

USCGrifter

03-21-2006, 09:29 AM

Ruiz does not have great stats b/c of the offense used by his HS. However he did help 3 different backs rush for over 800 yds each, and caught 7 passes for 100 yds as a TE. As a DE he had 20 tackles and 3 sacks. Ruiz believes his best asset is his speed.

Ruiz currently has an offer from FAU and already has a passing SAT score.
However, Ruiz lists his favorites as South Carolina and Pitt. Ruiz plans on attending the scout combine at FAU on May 13th.

USCGrifter

03-21-2006, 09:48 AM

Kyle Jefferson (6' 3" 160 lbs) from Cleveland Glenville High School has scholarship offers from Indiana, Wisconsin and Akron. He is also getting interest from Notre Dame, Boston College, Ohio State, Miami (Fla.), Purdue, Florida State and Florida.

Jefferson caught just 15 passes last season for 300 yards and scored four touchdowns, but had to share time with Daven Jones and Ray Small.

Jefferson said he does not have any favorites at this early point in the recruiting process.

Jefferson attended Ohio State junior day and he wants to go to junior days at Notre Dame and BC.

Jefferson is a little surprised that he has three offers already.

USCGrifter

03-21-2006, 09:55 AM

Alphonso Bryant (6' 1" 190 lbs) feels like he has always had speedbut now he has the size to go with it. He feels like he is more physical than most WR's creates matcup problems for DB's.

Bryantis one of the top wide receiver prospects in South Florida. He had 14 receptions for 182 yards last season. And has been in the weight room since the season ended.

Bryant plans to attend the Scout Combine in Boca Raton on May 13. Bryant does not have any written offers but says that some schools (South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida) are close.

Bryant attended UM's Junior Day and has named his early top four as UM, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. He says that they are even right now He also likes Miami.

USCGrifter

03-21-2006, 10:01 AM

Montari Leonard (5' 10" 160 lbs) shared balls with Louisville-bound Johnny Patrick, his cousin, last season but was still able to catch 22 passes for 500+ yards and scored 6 TD's.

Leonard didn't play cornerback last season, but did as a sophomore, recording 45 tackles and 3 INT's, and will as a senior.

Leonard is competing in track this spring and will attend the Scout.com Combine in Jacksonville March 19th.

Leonard says that Louisville has talked about offering but says he doesn't have anything in writing yet.Leonard is also looking at NC State, Georgia Tech, the Gamecocks, and Clemsux.

USCGrifter

03-21-2006, 10:05 AM

Scotty Cooper (6' 1" 195 lbs) recieved an offer from VaTech, but was told they wanted to officially extend it in person when they visit his school or he visits their campus.

South Carolina, Clemson, North Carolina State, and Virginia Tech have are all near the top of Cooper’s because they have offered. However, Cooper said that USC still stands above everyone else at this point even though he is still open to anyone who recruits him.

USCGrifter

03-21-2006, 10:06 AM

Haha! - I am no longer a rookie!

pc72687

03-21-2006, 01:42 PM

Congrats on becoming a veteran and thanks for the updates. Keep them coming. Especially since it has become so quiet here lately. Any news is good news.

kokocock

03-21-2006, 01:52 PM

thx grifter

bleedsgarnet

03-21-2006, 03:16 PM

ok here is the word i have about gary...It is a done deal with South Carolina..Apparently he silently committed to CSS a couple of weeks ago. From what i gather, CSS wanted to get Gary to commit publicly for exposure purposes. Having a 5 star first team DB commit so early is just what the university would like as a first recruit..They believe it will really help with the instate kids to see an early commit..I also hear that the quinton richardson thing is totally overhyped. We are definitely in the picture.

bleedsgarnet

03-21-2006, 03:19 PM

on another note, i was listening to espn radio this afternoon and the host was talking about this upcoming football season. He mentioned the sec as possibly the deepest conference in the history of college football. He said that as many as 8 teams could go bowling..He actually said, and i quote, "and you know steve spurrier is going to win"...i was pretty psyched

USCGrifter

03-21-2006, 03:30 PM

Nice, Thanks for the updates bleeds :)

USCGrifter

03-21-2006, 03:38 PM

Quentin did not attend Jr Day at Ole Miss because he was taking the ACT. He has a 15 on the test now but needs an 18. he has a 2.3 core GPA. Ole Miss has told him that if he does well on the ACT then there is a good chance that he will get an offer.
Saulsberry has been invited to Auburn and USC. Because Auburn is closer, Quentin will go visit there and may attend their junior day.

However, USC is still showing a lot of interest in Quentin, and he beleives they are close to offering. Saulsberry stated that Ole Miss, USC, and Auburn are sending him the most mail.

Quentin has started on both sides of the ball (OT/DT) for the past 3 years, though most colleges want Saulsberry as an OL.

Saulsberry will be at the Scout.com combine at Ole Miss on the 30th of April.

USCGrifter

03-21-2006, 03:41 PM

Desmond Roberts did not attend North Carolina’s junior daybecause he overslept. Roberts did plan on going to a practice later in the week.

Roberts (6' 5" 260 lbs) has offers from UNC, N.C. State, and South Carolina. He is currently leaning towards NC State.

USCGrifter

03-21-2006, 03:44 PM

Saturday night, Tydreke Powell received a written offer from USC.

Powell (6' 3" 283 lbs) a defensive tackle from Ahoskie, N.C. already has offers from Auburn, ECU, Florida State, Georgia Tech, N.C. State, UNC, UVa, and VaTech.

UNC still leads for Powell, but that is the only school he has unofficially visited. He plans to take a trip to NC State later in the week.

USCGrifter

03-21-2006, 03:47 PM

Clemson offered Houston last Monday. Houston also beleives that Notre Dame is close.

Houston (6' 2" 240 lbs) also has received offers from UF, Michigan, N.C. State, UNC, South Carolina, UT, UVa, and VaTech. He currently has no favorites.

Houston attended the UNC junior day and plans to attend Tennessee's junior day.

USCGrifter

03-21-2006, 03:55 PM

Quintin Richardson saw Notre Dame over the weekend. Richardson said that the trip went great and went on to say that the campus is beautiful, and that Weiss is a great guy. Richardson toured the weightroom, practice field and stadium.

ND wants him to play DL and so have not offered Quintin because they do not have tape on him playing as a defensive lineman.

Richardson played some at defensive tackle during the U.S. Army National Combine and looked good there. He will play both OL and DL for the durham Scout.com Combine set for March 26th.

Gary Gray was also on the trip

USCGrifter

03-21-2006, 03:58 PM

Quintin Richardson has an athletic build and quick feet. He also has long arms, drives off the ball very well, has very flexible hips, and a nasty streak and a desire to drive his defender into the ground on every play.

Williams-Brice

03-21-2006, 04:38 PM

I can't remember if this made the board yesterday or not. Supposedly, someone had a Gary Gray sighting at the mall this week, and he was wearing a Notre Dame shirt. Don't look too much into it though, Byron Isom signed his Letter of Intent to Auburn while wearing all South Carolina clothes. I still feel that Gray to South Carolina is a done deal. You are right, bleeds.

pc72687

03-21-2006, 06:06 PM

This is all retarded. Grey, just go ahead choose SC and become the next in a long lineage of great DBs from DB university.

SPURED

03-21-2006, 07:19 PM

palmettocock

03-21-2006, 07:39 PM

bleeds,

when I read what you said about gray it had me pumped, but I am one of those people who like to double check. Where did you get this from? Not doubting you, just wanted to separate fact from rumor.

SPURED

03-21-2006, 07:43 PM

According to GamecockCentral this is the list of Guys that we have officially offered. they have not done any of the rankings yet so we dont know exactly where all these guys are as far as stars go. but most of them are very good possibilitys to be in the top 100.

Quarter Backs
John Brantley
Jimmy Clausen
Willy Korn

Running Backs
Ryan Houston
Brian Maddox
Marc Tyler

Wide Receivers
Todd Campbell
Roderick Davis
D.J. Donley
Junior Hemingway
Dion Lecorn
Greg Little
Deonte Thompson

Tight End
D'Angelo McCray

Offensive Line
Quintin Richardson
Mason Cloy
Desmond Roberts

Deffensive Line
Carlos Dunlap
Cliff Matthews
Jacoby Monroe
Travian Robertson

Linebackers
Scotty Cooper
Barquell Rivers

CornerBacks
Michael Bowman
Gary Gray

Safety
Charleston Sinclair

Athletes
Mark Barnes
Dontrelle Inman
Golden Tate

LesR923

03-22-2006, 12:41 AM

btw, if anyone is located near Cola and wants to go to the Gray announcement thursday night, it is open to the public and will be held at Richland Northeast High School in their gym

Williams-Brice

03-22-2006, 05:58 AM

The announcement will also kick off Phil Kornblut's radio show tomorrow night. I don't know if you can get that on the internet or not.

I've got a weird feeling about this Gray situation this morning. I don't know what it is. I hope it's just the stress from other things making me think this way.

Come on, Gary.

scfan5338

03-22-2006, 06:40 AM

As this thing gets closer and closer I keep thinking to myself are you serious? Is this guy really gonna commit to us over Notre Dame? After WB said that he saw or heard that he was wearing a ND shirt at the mall I think he might go to Notre Dame. I dont know i'm not so sure about this one. Earlier in the week I thought he was a lock for us.

bleedsgarnet

03-22-2006, 07:54 AM

this is an answer for cock in orlando...I based those comments on something someone i trust told me. he personally knows someone with a deeep connection to the coaching staff..I trust this person. Obviously, i dont go around here posting things like this on a normal basis..i think all who have seen my posts will attest to that. I actually am a skeptic about this stuff. i told this person that this better not be bs. he said it was a fact. that was why it was posted. this is definitely third party, but it isnt like knowing someone, who knew someone, who kniew someone who knew someone who knew kaiser sosei...maybe you dont get that last line..if you do, you know my meaning :whistle:

SPURED

03-22-2006, 08:01 AM

USCGrifter

03-22-2006, 08:13 AM

. . . but it isnt like knowing someone, who knew someone, who kniew someone who knew someone who knew kaiser sosei...maybe you dont get that last line..if you do, you know my meaning :whistle:

Great reference to a great movie, bleeds!

USCGrifter

03-22-2006, 08:19 AM

According to an unnamed west coast coach, Trinton is the top OL in the country.

Sturdivant (6' 6" 280lbs) has received offers from Auburn, Clemsux, Duke, UF, FSU, UGa, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, N.C. State, UNC, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, the Gamecocks, Tennessee, Uva, VaTech, and Wake Forest.

Sturdivant is wide openat the moment, but visiting campuses to help narrow his list down. He has been to junior days at N.C. State and Clemsux, and plans to attend Tennessee’s junior day. While on spring break, he will visit the UF, FSU, and Miami, and he plans on visiting Virginia, VaTech, and Notre Dame before school ends for the summer.

USCGrifter

03-22-2006, 08:26 AM

Fairbanks (6' 1" 170 lbs) was on an unofficial visit to Miami this past weekend. He said the trip was nice and that he liked the campus, environment, coaching staff, and facilities. Mike said he would probably visit there again.

Fairbanks has is receiving interest from UCF, Duke, Louisville, the Gamecocks and USF.

Mike recorded 39 tackles and two picks last season, as well as forcing two fumbles and recovering two fumbles. Fairbanks will be at the Scout.com All-American Combine in Jacksonville March 19.

USCGrifter

03-22-2006, 08:32 AM

Bowman (5' 11" 165 lbs) got a written scholarship offer from South Carolina. He also has a few verbal offers.

VaTech, Oklahoma State, UNC, and N.C. State are some of the other schools pursuing Bowman.

Bowman is primarily viewed as a CB, but is being recruited as a WR by USC.

Bowman lists his top teams as UF, VaTech, South Carolina, and syas he likes Clemsux as well. He says he likes the game style of the Gamecocks.

Bowman will try to unofficially visit campuses this spring and summer, but his baseball schedule may cause problems. Bowman attended N.C. State’s junior day and wants to attend camp at Clemson and UNC in the summer.

pc72687

03-22-2006, 09:21 AM

Bleeds, I hope you are right. Maybe it is a Murdock kinda thing.

scfan5338

03-23-2006, 06:26 AM

Gray News Conference Live Here
By Phil Kornblut
PalmettoSports.com and SportsTalk will provide live coverage of Richland Northeast DB Gary Gray's college announcement Thursday night. Gray is expected to choose either USC or Notre Dame. SportsTalk will originate from Richland Northeast High School beginning at 6:05 PM. Gray's news conference is slated to start at 6:34 PM. To listen live over the internet, click on the "Listen To SportsTalk" link on the right side of the PalmettoSports.com home page.

alot of people where asking where they can watch or listen to it, i thought i should post this.

scfan5338

03-23-2006, 06:27 AM

Richardson Seeing Color Orange
By Phil Kornblut
OL Quintin Richardson (6-5 275) of Spring Valley was offered Wednesday by NC State, his 11th offer overall, but two other schools are weighing heaviest on his mind at this point. "Clemson and Tennessee are up their strong with me," Richardson said Wednesday night. Richardson said he is not discounting any of the other schools which have offered him, but added that he feels stronger toward the Tigers and Vols right now. Richardson also has offers from USC, Maryland, Middle Tennessee State, Kentucky, Auburn, Virginia Tech, East Carolina, North Carolina and NC State. Richardson will visit North Carolina Saturday then attend the All American combine at Duke Sunday. He will be at Clemson April 1st and plans to attend Tennessee's spring game April 8th. When asked if he is considering committing to Clemson on his visit, Richardson said, "It's something that's been in my mind a little bit, but I don't think I'll do anything then." Richardson said with more schools offering, he is probably going to take a little more time in making a final decision.

scfan5338

03-23-2006, 06:27 AM

USC Early Favorite Of Mississippi Back
By Phil Kornblut
RB Lee Chambers (6-0 193) is a speedster from Coffeyville, MS who rushed for 1445 yards and 19 touchdowns last season. Chambers said Wednesday night he has a verbal offer from USC and a written offer from Mississippi State. He is also hearing from Ole Miss, Georgia Tech, Southern Miss, Florida, Auburn, Iowa State and Alabama. Chambers said the Gamecocks are his current favorites "because of their style of offense. They way they use their tailbac, they use them for receiving and running the ball." Chambers said he also likes Ole Miss and Mississippi State. He plans to visit USC this summer. Chambers will be a four year starter this season. He was 1A all state as a junior. Chambers is being recruited for USC by Robert Gillespie.

GTmorris1970

03-23-2006, 05:41 PM

Gray is a GAMECOCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Williams-Brice

03-23-2006, 05:55 PM

Things are gonna change around here.

pc72687

03-23-2006, 06:46 PM

Heck Ya! Party at WB's place!!!

Dr. Pepper

03-23-2006, 06:52 PM

WB called me with the news. He is sky high!

GamecockDieHard

03-23-2006, 08:51 PM

Gary Gray is top drawer and could prepare for the NFL ANYWHERE!!! I've read where Gray has been talking to many other top recruits and how they've all discussed going to the same school to have a MAJOR impact rather than splitting up and having little to no impact. We'll see, but it could get interesting. At the very least, hat's off to Gray for going with the underdog. He believes. That alone gets my respect. Imagine being a teenager with great talent talking to other teenagers with great talent and all of them deciding to congregate at one University that has a GREAT coach and all the support to go ALL THE WAY....Gray is the first step. He knows that, and so do I.

pc72687

03-23-2006, 10:03 PM

2007 here we come. I am glad that our day is soon to come.

SPURED

03-24-2006, 12:18 AM

Gray Staying Home
By Phil Kornblut
Richland Northeast DB Gary Gray (5-10 165) announced a commitment to USC Thursday night at his school's auditorium. Gray had narrowed his decision to the Gamecocks and Notre Dame. "It feels great," he said of his decision. "I can concentrate on the season. I'm 100% Gamecock." Gray said he gave Notre Dame a hard look, but in the end it was hard for him to leave home. "My mom has been to every game," he said. "If I went somewhere else, I didn't know if she could come or not. Notre Dame is a great school. I grew a relationship with coach Weis. I love their facilities but I had to do what was best for me." Gray is part of a close fraternity of junior prospects in South Carolina, and he plans to turn recruiter over the next few months. "I'm going to try and get some recruits in like Mark Barnes (WR of Richland Northeast) and Quintin Richardson (OL of Spring Valley)." Gray plays corner and quarterback for the Cavaliers and helped lead them to the 4A Division Two state title game last season. And he envisions himself perhaps playing two spots with the Gamecocks. "I'll play at corner and once I get that down, they might try and move me over to receiver for spot play." Gray is on track to graduate in December and enroll at USC next January. Last season he had 67 tackles with 14 pass break ups and 2 interceptions. He picked USC over offers from 15 other programs.

SPURED

03-24-2006, 12:18 AM

Gray's Decision Already Having Impact
By Phil Kornblut
It's USC's hope that the early commitment from Richland Northeast DB Gary Gray will influence other top junior prospects in the state to follow suit. Thursday night's announcement has already had an effect on one of those players, RB Brian Maddox (6-2 215) of T.L. Hanna. "I kind of knew he was going to South Carolina," Maddox said. "He's a good person. He would be a great person to play with. He texted me and I told him congratulations. He told me 'I just need to get you and Quintin (Richardson) here with me.' " Maddox won't be a hard sell because he has been, and remains a hard lean to the Gamecocks. But what Gray's decision has done is cause Maddox to rethink his announcement plans. "Yea, I think I'm going to do it on my birthday again," Maddox said of the May 28th date. "I'm going to stick with that." Maddox originally said he would announce on his birthday, but after receiving a number of offers, he said he would wait until sometime in June." Maddox will visit NC State this Saturday and then North Carolina on Sunday. He will go to USC's spring game April 8th.

SPURED

03-24-2006, 12:20 AM

Williams-Brice

03-24-2006, 05:05 AM

Barnes Names A Top Three
By Phil Kornblut
Richland Northeast WR Mark Barnes (6-3 190) said Thursday night he has narrowed his list of schools to a final three...USC, Notre Dame and Louisville. And it's the Cardinals whom have come on strong. "I'm really loving how they just stepped up their and showed me that they appreciate what I can do and that I can be a big part of their team," Barnes said. "It's up to those three to beat each other out." Barnes indicated USC and Notre Dame were still the top two with him. Barnes said he wait until the middle or the end of the season to make an announcement "because I want to bring some scouts to our school."

I believe the part about wanting to bring scouts to their school. My gosh, they've got a remarkable program. They have a DE (not sure of the name), who as a freshman last season played opposite Adam Patterson. As you would expect, Patterson garnered a lot of attention, and this freshman ran wild. We gotta get on this boy now.

Dr. Pepper

03-24-2006, 05:25 AM

I believe the part about wanting to bring scouts to their school. My gosh, they've got a remarkable program. They have a DE (not sure of the name), who as a freshman last season played opposite Adam Patterson. As you would expect, Patterson garnered a lot of attention, and this freshman ran wild. We gotta get on this boy now.

So if RNE has other prospects, then the scouts are going to be there whether Barnes commits or not. Come on Barnes, go ahead and choose the Cocks. Let all the other guys feel the recruiting pressure.

pc72687

03-24-2006, 06:40 AM

Maddox wants to be a gamecock.

rabidcock

03-24-2006, 07:03 AM

Maddox wants to be a gamecock.

Hey gents, after last season's lukewarm response from recruits and late season disappointments, wouldn't it be simply euphoric to have a bunch of 5-stars decide Carolina is on to something really big?!

Gray's decision could have a ripple effect that is felt not only in the Southeast but across the nation, as well.

What do you think about this possibility? Could it happen? :unsure:

SPURED

03-24-2006, 08:20 AM

So if RNE has other prospects, then the scouts are going to be there whether Barnes commits or not. Come on Barnes, go ahead and choose the Cocks. Let all the other guys feel the recruiting pressure.
Actually it could have an affect on his Star rating and amount of offers the other guys get. it will Go ahead and get there name out there with these scouts and as Freshmen or sophmores the hype of these guys has 3-4 years to grow. which will ultimately make these guys in higher demand.

pc72687

03-24-2006, 09:26 AM

I am sure that it has to help that our first commitment is Gary Grey. He is a local star and the fact that Maddox has already decided to stick with the birthday announcement now that Gary has committed tells me that others want to jump on the SC train before it leaves without them. If Gary is any indication then they better jump on board because we don't seem to be taking second best this year.

SPURED

03-24-2006, 01:36 PM

Also Barnes will probably wait a little longer because it has turned into a competition between him and Gray to see who gets the Most Offers. right now Gray is leading and Barnes wants to catch up. so he will play the recruiting game a little longer to catch up with Gray.

TrueGCFan

03-24-2006, 02:15 PM

SPURED

03-24-2006, 02:24 PM

Is this a fact or guess? Just wondering.
Supposedly coach Frye stated that in an interview i read it on rivals but cant remember which thread it was on. i dont know how much is true but i like to believe it is. i can see them both trying to become 5* players by playing the recruiting game.

SPURED

03-24-2006, 02:40 PM

This is where i got that from TrueGCFan. i had some of the Details Mixed up but here is the exact words from Barnes himself.

While Barnes is excited about his Rivals.com ranking, he isn't satisfied and he'll work even harder to reach his individual goal.

"(The ranking) feels good because there aren't too many players that can say that," he said. "But I'm not one of those players to brag about it. I have a goal to be a five-star and I'm not there yet."

Barnes' teammate, Gary Gray, shares many of the same scholarship offers and the two have discussed playing together in college.

GTmorris1970

03-24-2006, 04:26 PM

2007 here we come. I am glad that our day is soon to come.

Don't count us out for 2006 either my friend. This team looks jam up right now. :happy:

TrueGCFan

03-24-2006, 04:47 PM

This is where i got that from TrueGCFan. i had some of the Details Mixed up but here is the exact words from Barnes himself.
Cool. Thanks. While I know 5* doesn't mean greatness at the college level I'll take those guys any day of the week.

SPURED

03-24-2006, 05:55 PM

It looks as if we will have 1 more scholorship for next year. Shea McKeen was arrested last night and will be kicked off the team. most likely his career is over before it even got started. no word on what he did yet but that will more than likely come out later tonight

Dr. Pepper

03-25-2006, 05:39 AM

RNE does not need Barnes to get get recruiters to that school. There are plenty of other upperclassmen there who are being scouted.

Barnes does not need the "recruiting wars" to get to 5*. He needs to continue with building his size, speed, and skills so that he can earn the star on the field.

pc72687

03-25-2006, 08:26 AM

Why do we continue to have trouble with our players. What is wrong with these kids.

Dr. Pepper

03-25-2006, 09:43 AM

Why do we continue to have trouble with our players. What is wrong with these kids.

We are no different from any other school. You have 50-60 college kids on a team, and a percentage of them are going to make mistakes. Remember, they are college kids, which does not excuse the behavior, just explains it.

SPURED

03-25-2006, 10:22 PM

By the way guys, Jarriel King has enrolled at Georgia Military. He hopes to transfer to USC in January of 2008.

pc72687

03-26-2006, 10:37 AM

Is there any new news on the recruiting trail?

Beebop

03-26-2006, 12:37 PM

GTmorris1970

03-26-2006, 12:43 PM

On another site they were saying that Coach Spurrier was seen talking with a few recruits during the practice portion yesterday before the scrimmage. Does anyone have any word on who those recruits were?

I saw them, but not sure who they were. Gary Gray was there working them over, though!! I also noticed a few of our freshmen there as well. Yesterday was nearly perfect in every way, and although I left a little early, I read that the defense finally showed up late in the scrimmage.

scfan5338

03-27-2006, 06:27 AM

Tony Morrell
GamecockCentral.com Staff Writer

This current Auburn defensive lineman chose the Tigers coming out of high school over other offers from schools such as Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, Nebraska and Michigan State and was rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com. The 6-foot-2, 270-pound player has seen limited snaps during his two-year career on The Plains, something that has led him to decide to transfer. Find out more in this exclusive story.

His name is Neil Brown.

Williams-Brice

03-27-2006, 08:25 AM

I saw them, but not sure who they were. Gary Gray was there working them over, though!! I also noticed a few of our freshmen there as well. Yesterday was nearly perfect in every way, and although I left a little early, I read that the defense finally showed up late in the scrimmage.

Garret Anderson, Hutch Eckerson, and Gary Gray were there as far as signees/commits go. Ryan Brown and Todd Campbell were both there. Ryan is a RB from NC with offers from all of the big boys (Michigan, Texas, Florida, etc.) with no reported leader (although some think he is a long shot for us). Campbell is a WR from Tennessee. He has a high interest in Alabama, South Carolina, and Tennessee. These guys both have the potential to be in the Top 100. It was good to get them on campus for an unofficial visit.

There were a few other guys there, but I'm not sure who they were. Caleb King, who is projected to be #1 RB overall next year, was supposed to be there, but he didn't make it for whatever reason. He coming out of Parkview High School in Atlanta. That's the same school Jeff Francouer attended, and the same school I would have attended had we not moved (when I was 6 months old HA!)

TrueGCFan

03-27-2006, 10:18 AM

:thumpsup: By PHIL KORNBLUT
Recruiting

USC’S COMMITMENT LAST week from Richland Northeast defensive back Gary Gray (5-foot-10, 165 pounds) was the Gamecocks’ first from a very talented in-state junior class. They hope others will follow Gray, who plans to do all he can to get some of his classmates to join him.

Two other top juniors are closing in on decisions, with one set on the Gamecocks. T.L. Hanna running back Brian Maddox (6-2, 215) was contacted by Gray last Thursday after his commitment.

“I kind of knew he was going to South Carolina,” Maddox said. “He’s a good person and would be a great person to play with. He told me that he needed to get me and (Spring Valley offensive lineman) Quintin Richardson there with him.”

Maddox remains a strong lean to USC and is planning to announce a commitment to the Gamecocks on his birthday, May 28. Maddox was scheduled for unofficial visits to N.C. State and North Carolina over the weekend. He plans to attend USC’s spring game April 8 and picked up an offer from Florida State last week.

Richardson (6-5, 275) also is closing in on a decision. Richardson, who was offered last week by North Carolina and N.C. State, plans to be at Clemson this Saturday. He is also planning to attend Tennessee’s spring game April 8. Richardson made unofficial visits to North Carolina and N.C. State over the weekend.

Richland Northeast wide receiver Mark Barnes (6-3, 190) said he has narrowed his list to USC, Notre Dame and Louisville. Barnes indicated the Gamecocks and the Irish are the top two right now, but he does not plan to announce until the middle or the end of the season.

TrueGCFan

03-27-2006, 10:19 AM

This is what I love to hear. Gray may be the best thing to happen to use this recruiting season. Gotta love this.

SPURED

03-27-2006, 12:28 PM

:thumpsup: By PHIL KORNBLUT

Richland Northeast wide receiver Mark Barnes (6-3, 190) said he has narrowed his list to USC, Notre Dame and Louisville. Barnes indicated the Gamecocks and the Irish are the top two right now, but he does not plan to announce until the middle or the end of the season.
i like our chances with us and ND in his final 2 because ND hasnt even given him an offer yet.

bleedsgarnet

03-28-2006, 06:56 AM

barnes is at quite a few practices...last time i checked, a kid can do what he wants after school...i would think that all the face time at practice means good things for usc

USCGrifter

03-28-2006, 08:24 AM

Still trying to get everyone caught up - here's the latest round of slightly old news - Enjoy!

USCGrifter

03-28-2006, 08:30 AM

Justin Byers (6' 1" 185 lbs) received his first offer from NC state on the 7th of March. UNC, UVa, Tennessee, and USC have told Byers that they wish to evaluate his film before offering.

Byers is from Charlotte (N.C.) Vance and has stated that he has no current favorites.

Byers has already been on unofficial visits to UNC, N.C. State, Wake Forest, and UVa. He attended junior day at Tennessee.

Last season, Byers shared the defensive backfield with UVa recruit Rico Bell, but still racked up 75 tackles and three picks. As a WR Byers caught four balls for 146 yards and scored two TDs. Byers also scored 2 TDs on punt returns.

USCGrifter

03-28-2006, 08:42 AM

Roderick Davis (6' 0" 180 lbs) may be the top WR prospect in Tennessee this year. However if when asked if he thought he was, Davis stated that he [does] not consider [himself] to be the best at anything and added that players with that mindset would not strive to keep improving [their] game.

Davis, who is also a track star, caught 39 balls for 780 yards and 12 TD's and was named Best of the Preps. Davis states that his speed and his ability to catch the ball are his best assets.

Davis has offers from Ole Miss, the Gamecocks, and Tennessee and has attended jr. days at Ole Miss, LSU, and Tennessee. Davis is slso interested in South Carolina and Alabama, UCLA, Virginia Tech, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Nebraska, MSU, Florida, and Georgia.

Davis has stated that he wants to go to school with great acadmics and a great football program and has stated that playing time is not important. He has said that he would be happy just playing special teams or even being redshirted his freshman year.

USCGrifter

03-28-2006, 08:44 AM

J.T. Floyd, the J.L. Mann cornerback who is currently ranked third in the class of 2008, has been offered by Tennessee. South Carolina has already offered.

USCGrifter

03-28-2006, 08:57 AM

Twyon Martin (6' 2" 260 lbs) will be soon be in his fourth year as a varsity starter on the defensive line. Martin racked up 88 tackles and six sacks splitting time between defensive end and linebacker.
Martin has said that he will play whatever position is needed in college, but beleives he will end up on the desensive line. Martin is a stout competitor who hates losing and never gives up, even when the team is behind, something he thinks a lot of HS kids don't necessarily do.

Martin has a 3.2 GPA and plans on attending the May 13th Scout.com All-American Combine at FAU.

Martin also plays basketball and competes in track, and is getting plenty of interest from college coaches including Rutgers, Minnesota, and Georgia Tech. However, Martin says his favorites are Miami, UF, ND, Auburn, South Carolina, and Louisville.

Unfortunately for the Cocks, Miami holds a big edge since they have always been his favorite team and they have an architecture program, which is what Martin wishes to study.

USCGrifter

03-28-2006, 09:04 AM

Cameron Ford (6' 4" 212 lbs, 4.6 forty), a teammate of Brian Maddox, now has verbal offers from N.C. State, Virginia Tech, and South Carolina. Georgia Tech and Maryland are also close to offering.

Ford currently has no favorites and plans to make his decision right before his senior seaon starts.

Ford has already visited South Carolina and will visit Virginia Tech, Auburn, and N.C. State in the upcoming months.

The Gamecocks want Ford to play TE, while everyone else seems as though they are unsure where they would play Ford, but seem to be indicating safety or LB. Ford has stated that he would prefer to play WR, so he can continue to pick on smaller DB's.

Ford sat out the first game of his junior season after transferring from Palmetto HS and then separated his shoulder, which caused him to miss three more games. Despite this, Ford still caught 38 passes for 822 yards and a touchdown.

USCGrifter

03-28-2006, 09:07 AM

Maddox (6' 0" 215 lbs) has now received offers from UNC, Auburn and UF, though the Gamecocks are still his leader. Maddox also has offers from Clemson, Duke, Maryland, N.C. State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, and Virginia Tech.

USCGrifter

03-28-2006, 09:13 AM

Five-star WR prospect Greg Little (6' 3" 205 lbs) now has 15 scholarship offers now that Michigan, Auburn, ECU, and Oklahoma State have offered.

Little already had offers from Clemsux, Duke, UF, Ole Miss, N.C. State, Nebraska, UNC, The Gamecocks, Tennessee, UVa, and Wake Forest.

Little will try to narrow it down to a list of five in December and then make his deciion in January after taking all of his official visits.

In the meantime, he will take more unofficial visits including UNC, NC State, Wake Forest, and South Carolina.

Little will attend one-day camps at Oregon, Texas, Miami, and Oklahoma this summer.

USCGrifter

03-28-2006, 09:23 AM

John Brantley visited the Crimson Tide over the weekend. Brantley, who traveled with his dad, Lex Peek, (his TE) and his father, stated that the trip was real good. Brantley said, "Overall I loved it. I really liked everything about my visit to Alabama."

Brantley talked with coach Shula for long periods before and after the Saturday's scrimmage. Brantley learned the goals for the offense. Brantley stated that he liked coach Shula and that he thought that he is a really good coach and a good person.

Brantley, who plans to reach an early decision, lists UF, UGa, Alabama, Texas, South Carolina, Florida State and Miami as his favorites. Brantley has said that they are all pretty much equal at this point. Brantley added that he likes Alabama a lot, but admitted that it may because it was the first school that he visited.

Brantley says that he will base his decision on the depth chart, location and the overall environment and added that he wants to play at a school with good acadmics and that he wants to feel at home.

Brantley plans to go on an unofficial visit to Texas next week.

USCGrifter

03-28-2006, 09:26 AM

Scotty Cooper (6' 1" 195 lbs) has been offered by Michigan, who join South Carolina, Clemson, Virginia Tech, North Carolina State and Kentucky as the schools that have offered.

Last season Cooper received All-Region honors for making 96 tackles, 11 TFL's, and four sacks.

USCGrifter

03-28-2006, 09:32 AM

Quintin Richardson has already visited Auburn, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Clemson, and South Carolina, and will soon be visiting UNC and possibly VaTech.

Richardson is currently thinking about making an early decision, but is not ready to rule out any school.

In comparing the schools he has visited, Quintin first looks t Academics, then the facilities, and then the coaching staff. The "facilities" include the weight room, whether or not they have an indoor facility, the stadium, and the tutors that he speaks with.

The position they want Richardson to play will also be a factor. Most schools are recruting him to play a position on the OL, but ND wants him to play on the DL.

USCGrifter

03-28-2006, 09:41 AM

D'Angleo McCray (6' 4" 270 lbs), was at Jacksonville University for the Scout.com All-American Combine (where he was named the MVP) and then will attend FSU's jr day on the 25th. McCray will be at FSU again on the 31st, when his coach speaks at a coaches clinic.

USCGrifter

03-28-2006, 09:49 AM

Cliff Matthews (6' 5" 230 lbs) from Cheraw, S.C. is one of the top ten players in South Carolina. Matthews currently holds offers from The Gamecocks, UNC, Auburn, UF, VaTech, Clemsux, and Tennessee.

Matthews plans to attend Georgia's junior day and a camp at Georgia. he will also visit South Carolina, UNC, and Clemsux for practices or scrimmages this spring.

Matthews also to be at the March 26th Scout.com All-American Combine in Durham.

USCGrifter

03-28-2006, 09:58 AM

Elliott Campbell currently lists his favorites as Georgia, Ole Miss, UF, LSU, Tennessee and South Carolina.

When asked what stands out about UGa, Campbell stated that Mark Richt is a great coach and that Georgia gets some of the best recruits.

When asked what stands out about Ole Miss, campbell said tahte he felt like he could help out early there and that he has kind of always been a fan.

When asked what stands out about Florida, Campbell said that it is one of the the top Universities every year and that it has a great tradition.

When asked what stands out about LSU, Campbell said that it is a big University and that they also have great tradition.

When asked what stands out about Tennessee, Campbell said that he is a Tennessee fanand that he has been raised on Tennessee football since he was born there.

When asked what stands out about South Carolina, Campbell said that SOS is doing a good job a guy who played for Holtz has been telling him that it is a great place.

Campbell wants to go somewhere with great tradition and where he can help out early, even if it means playing on special teams.

USCGrifter

03-28-2006, 10:03 AM

Brian Saunders (6' 0" 210 Lbs) from Lake Worth (Fla.) John I. Leonard junior racked up 117 tackles, 23 TFL's, and five sacks last season.

Saunders states that he just knows how to find the ball and that he can get to it faster than most guys. Saunders also says that he has good instincts and that he can make plays in the backfield.

While no one has offered yet he is receiving a lot of interest from schools. Based on the schools showing interest, Saunders' lists his top four as FSU, Iowa, Louisville, and South Carolina and says that they are all about even right now.

USCGrifter

03-28-2006, 10:31 AM

Sorry guys, but that's all I have time to get you caught up on right now. Hopefully in the next day or so I can get the rest of the info up.

pc72687

03-29-2006, 10:34 AM

Hey USC grifter thanks for the updates dude. Anything is appreciated.

JCisLord

03-30-2006, 08:55 AM

I've got a question..............if you are looking at the Top 100 Recruits on Scouts, Gary Grey is not listed. Also, can anyone explain why a pile of those Top 100 have Clem Tech in there list and very few have us listed? I know Spurrier has an eye for talent, etc, but you would think we would be after a bunch of these guys.

TrueGCFan

03-30-2006, 09:13 AM

At this point the top 100 is very young. Scouts and Rivals haven't had a chance to look at everybody. So that list will chance a good bit between now and next year. I wouldn't worry about it too much right now.

Williams-Brice

03-30-2006, 10:47 AM

Plus, scout can't even compare to rivals.

It's kinda weird. They have ranked some players. Clausen already has 5 stars and so do some other guys. Gary Gray still has 1 star. Don't refer to scout unless it's the info Grifter puts on here. Their profiles are usually accurate.

SilverBritches

03-30-2006, 06:44 PM

First off, Scout sucks.

Second, what do you guys know about Summerville sophomore WR AJ Green? Rivals lists him with offers from USC and Clemson already. An insider on one of the UGA boards says that he has pretty high interest in UGA. This guy also says that AJ Green was the best player in SC last year, seniors and juniors included. I don't know about that but I was just wondering if you guys knew anything. Thanks.

GatorHunter

03-30-2006, 08:20 PM

First off, Scout sucks.

It depends on the college team...as far as UF is concerned, Scout blows Rivals away...Scout predicted and posted UF commits, at times, days before Rivals did...I had subscriptions to both for a year, and cancelled the Rivals sub because Scout was clearly superior. Now, I've heard the opposite from rival fans....but, for Gators, it's Scout all the way!

SPURED

03-30-2006, 10:16 PM

It depends on the college team...as far as UF is concerned, Scout blows Rivals away...Scout predicted and posted UF commits, at times, days before Rivals did...I had subscriptions to both for a year, and cancelled the Rivals sub because Scout was clearly superior. Now, I've heard the opposite from rival fans....but, for Gators, it's Scout all the way!
Your right it definantly depends on the team. i heard the Gators and the Georgia updates are very good but the gamecock updates are very bad.

SilverBritches

03-31-2006, 04:15 PM

Your right it definantly depends on the team. i heard the Gators and the Georgia updates are very good but the gamecock updates are very bad.

Georgia's rivals site is simply awesome. They hired a new recruiting analyst about a year ago and this guy is on recruiting steroids or something. He ALWAYS has news of committments way before the Scout guys find out. He is also very unbiased when writing his articles which I really like.

SPURED

03-31-2006, 08:20 PM

Georgia's rivals site is simply awesome. They hired a new recruiting analyst about a year ago and this guy is on recruiting steroids or something. He ALWAYS has news of committments way before the Scout guys find out. He is also very unbiased when writing his articles which I really like.
yeah i just remember last year watching countdown to signing day, which uses scout for there info i believe, and they are VERY biased towards UGA. guess thats because they tape there show in ATL.

the Gamecocks Rivals site is very good. with the exception of all the people that like to whine and complain about everything. they give updates as they happen on each and every practice followed by pictures taken of the practice. they also put up some great articles about the recruites and current players. if it wasnt for all the complainers it would be a pretty descent site.

USCGrifter

03-31-2006, 09:43 PM

First off, thanks for the endorsement WB! And I will agree whole heartedly that the scout site for the Cocks is not that great. I bought the subscription to get info on the cocks and the nfl draft - but even the draft coverage is not all that great. Scouts scouts didn't even stay till the end of the combine when workouts were running late on the last day. Some of the best info that I pass along to you guys about recruits - the really in depth articles that I have read don't come from the gamecocks scout site. The gamecocks news will have a preview of an article with a click here to read more link that will take me to gatorbait where UF will have a great article/interview with a recruit that they are going after as well as the gamecocks. The last article ( i.e. not hot news) that showed up was on feb 2nd, and the last before that was announcing simpson as an all-american. That's no articles on recruiting for this year and no articles on spring practice.

If I was going to spend the money all over again, I'd probably go rivals all the way.

Dr. Pepper

04-01-2006, 05:27 AM

Hey, WB, maybe Scout will pay you to be their guy to get better coverage for USC. Oh wait, they already made you an offer. Maybe they need to make an offer you can't refuse.

pc72687

04-01-2006, 10:48 AM

Well, only a weekend away from the spring game which will give us all the best look of how our current stock is looking, aside from playing an actual foe.

JCisLord

04-01-2006, 03:29 PM

Does anyone know what the article on Newton on Rivals is about? Or the Brian Maddox thing? Thanks everyone for always passing info along.

SPURED

04-01-2006, 04:09 PM

Does anyone know what the article on Newton on Rivals is about? Or the Brian Maddox thing? Thanks everyone for always passing info along.
Newton said he is going to be playing safety when he comes back. he says he is 70% right now. he is only running in a pool as of now, but will start jogging on solid ground soon.

wish he would stay on offense but if anyone can help out the safeties it will be Syvelle.

palmettocock

04-01-2006, 04:36 PM

Did anyone see the April fools joke on PK's website. When I first read it I almost cried, but there was a big kick at the end. www.palmettosports.com

TrueGCFan

04-03-2006, 07:55 AM

By Phil Kornblut
OL Quintin Richardson (6-5 275) of Spring Valley made an official visit to Clemson Saturday and said after the visit said he is ready to make his decision. "I'm going to announce my decision April 7th at the Little Theatre at Spring Valley High School," Richardson said. "It's tight with USC and Clemson right now." Richardson said he was also still considering Tennessee, Maryland and NC State. He said he had not yet made the actual decision and would not be making any more visits. Richardson made the Clemson visit along with his mother, grandmother, grandfather and stepfather. "It went good," he said. "It was the same as the last time I went up there. I watched the scrimmage and I talked to coach Bowden a little bit. It was just basic talk. I saw Will Korn there and talked to him a little bit." Richardson said he planned to keep his decision to himself until he reveals it at his news conference Friday at 6:30 PM.

TrueGCFan

04-03-2006, 07:56 AM

Well see. I have no idea what he plans to do. I talked to him at USC pratice on Friday. He and Gray were messing around.

Williams-Brice

04-03-2006, 08:58 AM

Mark Brantley, the QB from Florida everyone was hoping to get if we don't land Clausen, is going to make his announcement on Wednesday. Needless to say, it will not be in favor of South Carolina. Most are saying he is a Texas lock.

Spurrier has said all along that he wants to sign at least one quarterback per recruiting class. Here's where we stand this year:

1. Jimmy Clausen: There is nothing you don't know. Jimmy will announce his choice in October so he can make some official visits before making a decision. Jimmy, as you know, is the best quarterback in the country and will be the top prospect in the country. It's still a Notre Dame - South Carolina battle with So Cal still very much in the mix.

2. Mark Brantley: If he doesn't put on a Texas Longhorn cap on Wednesday, then he will be putting on a Florida Gator cap. He ain't going anywhere else.

3. Stephen Garcia: No official offers are being reported for Garcia as of right now. However, he likes all the big boys. If you can think of a big name program, then this kid is interested in them. His technique is not as consistant as the other quarterbacks on this list, but that is because he is a dual-threat guy. He's got moves, and he can elude a lot of guys. Thus, he likes to throw on the run. Brantley's decision will have a lot to do with where Garcia stands. If Brantley doesn't choose Florida, then it is believed that Florida will rise to the top of Garcia's list.

4. Logan Gray: This may be a new name for Gamecock fans, as he is the latest quarterback to be offered. He is listed as a dual-threat quarterback. Hailing from Columbia, Missouri, Logan has offers from Florida, Mizzou, Kansas, Kansas State, South Carolina, North Carolina, and NC State. He also likes Georgia and Iowa. This kid has fantastic touch with what appears to be a strong arm. I like our chances, and we may just end up with this guy if we don't get Clausen.

That's where we stand as of now. Out of this list, we haven't offered only Garcia. We have also offered Willy Korn, who is a Clemson lock.

pc72687

04-03-2006, 09:13 AM

WB, what makes you think he is such a Texas lock. I don't pretend to know I was just always under the impression that SC was pretty strongly in the mix due to some of his family living in Columbia and his family's love of Spurrier.

Williams-Brice

04-03-2006, 01:20 PM

He visited Columbia last year and didn't like it. Supposedly he was born here, but when he visited last year, it wasn't for him. The general vibe for the past week or two has been that he will play for Florida or Texas. Texas appears to be the front runner. We were in the mix for a while.

pc72687

04-03-2006, 02:21 PM

Thanks, I feel a little out of the loop without my rivals subscription.

SilverBritches

04-03-2006, 05:27 PM

Mark Brantley, the QB from Florida everyone was hoping to get if we don't land Clausen, is going to make his announcement on Wednesday. Needless to say, it will not be in favor of South Carolina. Most are saying he is a Texas lock.

Not trying to be picky but isn't it John Brantley? I have read that he will be a Longhorn as well. Texas just recently gave an ultimatum to Ryan Mallet, the top QB in Texas. They said that they needed to know of his decision very soon. Mallet wasn't ready. This leads me to believe that Texas feels very good about Brantley.

4. Logan Gray: This may be a new name for Gamecock fans, as he is the latest quarterback to be offered. He is listed as a dual-threat quarterback. Hailing from Columbia, Missouri, Logan has offers from Florida, Mizzou, Kansas, Kansas State, South Carolina, North Carolina, and NC State. He also likes Georgia and Iowa. This kid has fantastic touch with what appears to be a strong arm. I like our chances, and we may just end up with this guy if we don't get Clausen.

Georgia just offered this kid very recently as well. Don't know much about him but he turned in a 4.45 40 at the Nike camp last year and he is a heck of an athlete.

pc72687

04-03-2006, 08:29 PM

No offense buti If UGA gets gets Logan Grey after picking up Jo Cox and Stafford back to back years i'll be mad.

Carolina Cowboy

04-03-2006, 09:26 PM

Florida QB To Watch USC
By Phil Kornblut
QB Stephen Garcia (6-3 215) of Tampa said Monday night he will make an unofficial visit to USC this weekend to watch the Gamecocks' spring game. Garcia said he will coming by himself and will fly into Columbia Friday afternoon after school. He will return to Tampa Saturday night. Garcia said he is not currently scheduled to take in any other spring games. Garcia said at his father's request he is not revealing his list of offers, but he said schools recruiting him that he's interested in include USC, Florida, Georgia, Notre Dame, Iowa, Michigan and Stanford. He has also made unofficial visits to Florida and Georgia. Garcia said he has a good relationship with USC recruiter David Reaves. Last season Garcia passed for 2800 yards and 28 touchdowns and rushed for 700 yards and 8 scores. He said he does not have a favorite nor a timetable for making a decision. He said he could decide to graduate early from high school depending on which school he chooses.

I was just wondering if you could give this guy the tour and report back?

Williams-Brice

04-03-2006, 11:03 PM

Florida QB To Watch USC
By Phil Kornblut
QB Stephen Garcia (6-3 215) of Tampa.

I was just wondering if you could give this guy the tour and report back?

I was asked to work the spring game this Saturday. They wanted me to give guys a tour of the new weight room/facilities at the stadium. However, I have a practice MCAT from 8:00-3:30. I won't be able to make it to the stadium at all. I'm really getting sick of having to do this. I have less than 3 weeks to go. Now that Garcia will be here, it gives me more reason to wish I could be at the spring game.

SilverBritches, you are correct. I was going too fast with my report. It is John Brantley. Also, Georgia did offer Logan Gray at noon today. I made my post a little before 10 this morning, so I beat them to it. Thanks for keeping me on my toes.

Dr. Pepper

04-04-2006, 05:28 AM

MCAT! MCAT! MCAT! - There will always be more recruits!

scfan5338

04-04-2006, 06:38 AM

Campbell Ready To Announce
By Phil Kornblut
WR Todd Campbell (6-0 185) of Franklin, TN has scheduled a news conference at his high school for 1:00 PM Eastern Time Wednesday to announce his college choice. He is down to USC, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. "I don't know yet," he said Monday night. "I kinda, sorta do. But I can't finalize it yet. I'm still doing a little research so that when I do make the decision, it's the right one for me. I could put all three in a hat and be happy with it. It probably will come down to a little, bitty thing. When I say it (at the news conference), that's when everybody is going to know it." Campbell had 35 catches for 817 yards and 12 interceptions last season.

It's suppose to be 12 touchdowns and not interceptions.

pc72687

04-04-2006, 07:47 AM

Hopefully SC can come up with some big commitments early this year to start off with a resounding bang.

TrueGCFan

04-04-2006, 04:09 PM

WB or anyone:
Do you have an information that may tell us which way Todd Campbell and Quintin Richardson are leaning? I'd love to get either of these guys.

palmettocock

04-04-2006, 04:21 PM

Not trying to sound like a douchebag or anything, but its john brantley...not mark. Just clearing things up. Go cocks!

Williams-Brice

04-04-2006, 04:42 PM

Not trying to sound like a douchebag or anything, but its john brantley...not mark. Just clearing things up. Go cocks!

. . . which is exactly why I already "fixed the glitch". I said I got his first name wrong a few posts after the original. Always keep me on my toes, though. Thanks.

Williams-Brice

04-04-2006, 04:51 PM

WB or anyone:
Do you have an information that may tell us which way Todd Campbell and Quintin Richardson are leaning? I'd love to get either of these guys.

I don't have any concrete information. However, I see Campbell as a Vol and Richardson as a Gamecock.

There was a family member trying to get Quintin away from South Carolina. Supposedly, his grandfather had some sort of land dispute with the university many years ago. His grandfather still has some hard feelings concerning it. That's where Klimpsen came in, and a lot of the signs still point to Klimpsen. For one, he said he made up his mind to go ahead make his announcement on Friday while he was still at Klimpsen. However, he got to Klimpsen with only 10 minutes left in the scrimage, so I don't know if that's much time to see what all the offense does. He did spend some good time with Willy Korn, Tammy, and Fat Brad, but it sounds like his decision was already made to go ahead and make an announcement. Richardson has said numerous times recently this week that this choice is all about him, and no one else will influence him. This leads me to believe that all of the stuff with his grandfather's dispute has been laid to rest.

Want a guess? He has already made a silent commitment to the Gamecocks.

Want something concrete? I don't have it.

pc72687

04-04-2006, 06:10 PM

We will know soon enough the truth.

Carolina Cowboy

04-04-2006, 06:31 PM

It seems us Clemson fans were wrong. Steve is indeed an honest and humble man, he has conceded that we own Williams Brice Stadium. So he has graciously gone ahead and painted our Paw on it. This way we feel more welcome in our home away from home.

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Carolina Cowboy

04-04-2006, 06:32 PM

Picture wont paste allSports.com :angry:

SPURED

04-04-2006, 06:46 PM

DELTOR

04-04-2006, 07:36 PM

yeah, me too

bleedsgarnet

04-04-2006, 08:19 PM

SPURED

04-04-2006, 09:50 PM

me too, but i have some news...if you guys will recall, a few days before gary commited to the cocks, i said that gary gray was gonna be a cock..i said that i had a very good source who knows someone in the a.d....he is never wrong...quentin is a gamecock!!!!! put it in da books!!!
thats awesome. i hope your 2-2!!!! Does your source know anything about Todd Campbell? he commits wednsday, and is down to USC, Vandy and Tennessee

bleedsgarnet

04-04-2006, 10:43 PM

check out the mark barnes highlight and interview on the rivals home page

SPURED

04-04-2006, 11:50 PM

its not letting me watch it. can you summerize the interview?

pc72687

04-05-2006, 09:18 AM

Hey everybody I know that we have all said Brantly is not even looking at SC but just to kinda stir up trouble I found this and figured I should post it.

There has been a large amount of speculation with regards to Brantley and South Carolina. Spurrier was the elder Brantley's quarterback coach for one year at UF and Bell was a graduate assistant under Spurrier after he completed his Gators playing career. Spurrier's offense also fits Brantley like a glove and the Gamecocks are aiming to sign a big-time quarterback in this year's class. Also, the younger Brantley was born in Columbia, S.C., and there are many family connections to the Palmetto State. As recently as last week, two separate sources indicated that Brantley to South Carolina was a strong possibility, one even claiming that it was a "done deal." There are very strong indications that those sources, however, proved to be incorrect. Not one source that is actually close to Brantley or his family ever even mentioned South Carolina in his top three. The Gamecocks may have been players for Brantley, but they were more "in the picture" than "strongly in the picture" at least publicly. At this point, the South Carolina program simply cannot offer what the others can in terms of prestige and facilities, even with Spurrier on campus. Still, while it would be a shock for Brantley to announce for Carolina, the Gamecocks have to be mentioned as contenders. (SOURCE: rivals100.com)