Chase Sweigert is staying home to play college football
April 02, 2022
The Chapin High School offensive lineman announced Saturday that he will be playing for Shane Beamer and the South Carolina football program. The Gamecocks offered Sweigert as a preferred walk-on back in January and he visited practice last week. Being a preferred walk-on guarantees a recruit a spot on the roster but no financial assistance to start his college career. He can also enroll and participate in preseason workouts at the same time as scholarship athletes.
“It’s an awesome place. Coach Beamer, Coach Adkins, and the entire staff are great people and I see great things coming from them in the future,” Sweigert said. “It’s my hometown and there is lots of great opportunity to learn from older guys and to make me better along with the team.” The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Sweigert had offers from South Florida, Western Kentucky, Charlotte, Liberty, East Carolina, Liberty, and Old Dominion. He also had an interest from Auburn and Florida, two places he visited recently.
April 02, 2022
The Chapin High School offensive lineman announced Saturday that he will be playing for Shane Beamer and the South Carolina football program. The Gamecocks offered Sweigert as a preferred walk-on back in January and he visited practice last week. Being a preferred walk-on guarantees a recruit a spot on the roster but no financial assistance to start his college career. He can also enroll and participate in preseason workouts at the same time as scholarship athletes.
“It’s an awesome place. Coach Beamer, Coach Adkins, and the entire staff are great people and I see great things coming from them in the future,” Sweigert said. “It’s my hometown and there is lots of great opportunity to learn from older guys and to make me better along with the team.” The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Sweigert had offers from South Florida, Western Kentucky, Charlotte, Liberty, East Carolina, Liberty, and Old Dominion. He also had an interest from Auburn and Florida, two places he visited recently.