2017 OL Eric Douglas big on Clemson & USC right now
November 6, 2015
By Phil Kornblut Link: SportsTalk
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OL Eric Douglas 6'4" 280lbs of Charlotte camped at USC last summer and immediately declared the Gamecocks his favorite. In fact, he nearly committed. Then he visited Clemson for a camp and came away with the Tigers in front. Recruiting has settled down for Douglas since then but he is still strong on the Gamecocks and Tigers. He has been to USC for a game this season and he will be at Clemson Saturday for Florida State.
Douglas has offers from USC, Clemson and NC State and is expecting more once recruiters get a look at his latest film which has just been sent out. He has also been to North Carolina and NC State for games this season. And he probably will return to USC for the Clemson game.
“Right now I would say I like all of my offers,” Douglas said. “I think they all are building and going in the right direction. If someone stood out, probably Clemson and South Carolina right now. I’d say they are even.”
Douglas added that the Tigers have been very active in recruiting him and that interest is partially why he likes them so much.
“Clemson hits me up every day and sends me stuff and makes feel like I’m already there. And the family aspect and the coaches are great.”
When Douglas camped at USC, Steve Spurrier was still coach. Now Shawn Elliott is in charge. Elliott, as offensive line coach, has been highly active in his recruitment but he’s disappointed Spurrier is no longer around.
“First of all it was an honor for him giving me the offer saying that he wanted me to play for him,” Douglas said. “Seeing him go is sad but at the same time he wasn’t my position coach so that doesn’t really change my standpoint on South Carolina. To see my position coach now as the interim head coach, that’s awesome to see. That’s pretty cool.”
Douglas will be patient and will wait and see who USC hires as head coach, but he would love for Elliott to still be on the staff in some form.
“That’s big right there,” he said. “Coach Shawn Elliott is a great coach and a great person and is somebody I would want to play for.”
Douglas said he’s not rushing his recruiting right now and is focused on winning another state championship in December.
Clemson and USC also are recruiting Douglas’ teammate OL TJ Moore and he said right now it appears to him USC and NC State are the top two with the big offensive tackle.
November 6, 2015
By Phil Kornblut Link: SportsTalk
Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3561641/eric-douglas
Rivals bio
247sports bio
Rivals star ranking 3
247sports star ranking 3
OL Eric Douglas 6'4" 280lbs of Charlotte camped at USC last summer and immediately declared the Gamecocks his favorite. In fact, he nearly committed. Then he visited Clemson for a camp and came away with the Tigers in front. Recruiting has settled down for Douglas since then but he is still strong on the Gamecocks and Tigers. He has been to USC for a game this season and he will be at Clemson Saturday for Florida State.
Douglas has offers from USC, Clemson and NC State and is expecting more once recruiters get a look at his latest film which has just been sent out. He has also been to North Carolina and NC State for games this season. And he probably will return to USC for the Clemson game.
“Right now I would say I like all of my offers,” Douglas said. “I think they all are building and going in the right direction. If someone stood out, probably Clemson and South Carolina right now. I’d say they are even.”
Douglas added that the Tigers have been very active in recruiting him and that interest is partially why he likes them so much.
“Clemson hits me up every day and sends me stuff and makes feel like I’m already there. And the family aspect and the coaches are great.”
When Douglas camped at USC, Steve Spurrier was still coach. Now Shawn Elliott is in charge. Elliott, as offensive line coach, has been highly active in his recruitment but he’s disappointed Spurrier is no longer around.
“First of all it was an honor for him giving me the offer saying that he wanted me to play for him,” Douglas said. “Seeing him go is sad but at the same time he wasn’t my position coach so that doesn’t really change my standpoint on South Carolina. To see my position coach now as the interim head coach, that’s awesome to see. That’s pretty cool.”
Douglas will be patient and will wait and see who USC hires as head coach, but he would love for Elliott to still be on the staff in some form.
“That’s big right there,” he said. “Coach Shawn Elliott is a great coach and a great person and is somebody I would want to play for.”
Douglas said he’s not rushing his recruiting right now and is focused on winning another state championship in December.
Clemson and USC also are recruiting Douglas’ teammate OL TJ Moore and he said right now it appears to him USC and NC State are the top two with the big offensive tackle.
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