Beecher Commits To USC
QB Tommy Beecher (6-2 200) of Concord, NC became the first quarterback commitment for Steve Spurrier at USC Friday when he called the Gamecock coach and made his official pledge. "Yesterday I told coach Spurrier I was going to come home and sleep on it," Beecher said. "We just felt it was the best opportunity for me to play for coach Spurrier. I'm definitely excited about it and I'm looking forward to it. I think he was pretty excited. I know he wants to pass the ball and hopefully I'm the man to do that. With his help, I can be a good one." Beecher led his team to the 3A state championship this season passing for 3700 yards and 42 touchdowns. He will visit USC January 7th. He has canceled a scheduled visit to Richmond.

As of 12/17/04:

#43 3-Star WR Kenny McKinley
NR 3-Star K Ryan Succop
NR 3-Star WR Freddie Brown
NR 3-Star DE Nathan Pepper
#40 3-Star S Damien Wright
NR 2-Star QB Mychal Belcher
NR 2-Star TB Bobby Wallace
NR 4-Star S Mike West (Signed LOI on 12/16/04)
NR 4-Star S Brandon Isaac
NR 2-Star QB Tommy Beecher

We shall see...

Yep...

You are going to be disappointed.

For anyone that thinks Mr. Spurrier's name will not help with recruiting, check out this article out of Winston-Salem, NC.

http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Sa...=1037645509099

Great article. Thanks. I don't think Spurrier is worried about recuiting a big name QB. He has been known to custom build one from scratch.

You are absolutely correct.

Hey, you were wrong about Strong as UF's co-DC....so, u never know.

I wouldn't say I was completely wrong. I said that Strong would not be retained as DC. He was retained as Co-DC along with that other dude that I heard about.

This Williams kid is eyeballing Oklahoma hard and Stoops is wooing him.

I would like your opinion Gator.

What do Florida fans think about this guy jumping from job to job to job? All in 3 years time?

USC Now Leads For Cooper
LB Keon Cooper (6-3 235) of Memphis had been favoring Missouri and was scheduled to visit there this weekend. But he didn't make the trip, and he now considers USC his favorite. "We already got two of our own (from Melrose High) down there and they are doing real good," Cooper said. "Plus, they have a new head coach andn it seems like he's going the right way. And they want me to play outside linebacker and I'm a defensive man. I'm 75% sure I'll commit to USC." Cooper is scheduled to visit USC January 14th but he might make his commitment in early January when recruiter Ron Cooper makes his next visit. He is also scheduled to visit Southern Miss January 21st.

Timmons Decision Is Coming
DB Knowledge Timmons (5-11 175) of York, PA made his official visit to Minnesota over the weekend. That was his final visit and he plans to make a decision by Wednesday. Timmons also has visited USC, Boston College, Maryland and NC State. He says all the schools are even and he's not trimmed his list. He had calls Sunday from NC State, Maryland and Penn State.

USC Remains Interested In Brown
USC remains involved with QB Levi Brown (6-4 212) of Mount Juliet, TN though the Gamecocks have not offered him a football scholarship. Brown is a 4.3 student with a 29 on the ACT. He has graduated from high school and can enroll in college in January. USC is looking at an academic scholarship package for Brown which would be converted to an athletic scholarship once he plays in his first game. Brown made an official visit to Richmond over the weekend and is being hotly pursued by the Spiders. Ole Miss and Kentucky also remain interested and plan to talk to him this week. He is also drawing interest from UT Chattanooga. Brown played in just six games this season due to a deep bone bruise in his knee. He passed for 1100 yards with 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions.

Jonathon Garner 6-4 210 pound QB (I'm decommited from florida).Coach meyer told him he was looking for a dual threat QB, not a pro style pocket passer.This must be good news for Mr. Spurrier, because the Gamecocks are on his short list.Jonathon also has a visit in columbia on Jan.7 Brandon Woods athlete from Durham (NC) 6-2 203 pounds has been committed to Virginia since the spring , but the hiring of spurrier has gotten his attention and will visit columbia on Jan14. Jarriel King 6-6 270 pound defensive lineman from north charleston has an offer from spurrier.He will visit columbia Jan.14 and clemson on Jan.21.King says that SC has the edge right now.

USC Lands RB From Northwest
RB Taylor Rank (6-2 205) of Vancouver, WA has committed to USC according to a source familiar with is recruiting. Rank was named the 4A player of the year in Washington after rushing for 2020 yards and scoring a total of 35 touchdowns. For his career Rank rolled up over 4000 all purpose yards and 57 touchdowns. He's also a safety and outside linebacker prospect. Rank also had an offer from Washington and has drawn interest from Vanderbilt, Duke, Illinois, Washington State, Oregon and Montana. Rank's father Matt was coached by Spurrier at Georgia Tech and the family lived in Georgia before moving to the Northwest. He runs the 40 in 4.4

As of 12/20/04:

#43 3-Star WR Kenny McKinley
NR 3-Star K Ryan Succop
NR 3-Star WR Freddie Brown
NR 3-Star DE Nathan Pepper
#40 3-Star S Damien Wright
NR 2-Star QB Mychal Belcher
NR 2-Star TB Bobby Wallace
NR 4-Star S Mike West (Signed LOI on 12/16/04)
NR 4-Star S Brandon Isaac
NR 2-Star QB Tommy Beecher
#44 3-Star TB/LB/S Taylor Rank

Davis Cuts One Contender
RB Mike Davis (5-11 208) of Columbia High has decided not to visit Auburn January 21st and has dropped the Tigers from his list. He is now looking at either USC or Maryland for a visit on that weekend. Davis has visited North Carolina and Kentucky. He will visit Alabama January 7th and Clemson on the 14th.