Football Announces Mid-Year Signings
Dec. 17, 2014
Newcomers to Arrive in January
The University of South Carolina football program will be announcing several mid-year signings today. Please check back periodically for updates.
Those who have officially signed paperwork include:
MARQUAVIUS LEWIS
Defensive End 6-3 266
Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood/Hutchinson CC)
Junior college transfer who played at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College for head coach Rion Rhoades... named the Jayhawk Conference Defensive Player of the Year and first-team all-conference... twice earned conference Player of the Week accolades and once garnered national Player of the Week honors... credited with 63 tackles in 12 games including 20.5 tackles for loss and 11.0 sacks... had 21 quarterback hurries, forced two fumbles and recovered one... helped the Blue Dragons to an 11-win season for the first time in the program's 83-year history and a No. 4 final ranking, their highest ever in the NJCAA Football Poll... in 2013 he logged 63 tackles with 19 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, 15 quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and a blocked kick... graduated from Greenwood (S.C.) High School in 2012... attended Greenville Tech in the fall of 2012 before transferring to Hutch... is a four-star prospect and ranked as the second-best junior college player in the country according to Rivals... 247Sports considers him the best strong-side defensive end and the No. 2 player overall in the JUCO ranks... also considered Auburn before choosing the Gamecocks... has two years to play two.
CHRISTIAN OWENS
Wide Receiver 6-5 210
Griffin, Ga. (Griffin)
Lanky wide receiver who graduated from Griffin (Ga.) High School in December to enroll at South Carolina in January... the Bears, under head coach Jarrett Laws, went 11-1 in 2014... as a junior he had 23 catches for 600 yards and three touchdowns... considered a four-star prospect, the 33rd-best player in Georgia and the 12th-best tight end in the country by Rivals...247Sports considers him a three-star prospect, the 62nd-best player in Georgia and the nation's 68th-best wide receiver... also played basketball in high school... originally committed to Georgia and had offers from Clemson, Louisville, North Carolina and Tennessee among others
JERAD WASHINGTON
Wide Receiver 5-8 160
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (First Coast))
Speedy wide receiver who graduated from First Coast High School in Jacksonville in December 2014... will enroll at Carolina in January... helped the Buccaneers under head coach Marty Lee to a 12-1 record as a senior... caught 52 passes for 889 yards... a three-star prospect according to Rivals.com... 247Sports ranked him as a three-star prospect, the 202nd-best player in Florida and the nation's 173rd-best wide receiver... also had interest from Kentucky and North Carolina.
Dec. 17, 2014
Newcomers to Arrive in January
The University of South Carolina football program will be announcing several mid-year signings today. Please check back periodically for updates.
Those who have officially signed paperwork include:
MARQUAVIUS LEWIS
Defensive End 6-3 266
Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood/Hutchinson CC)
Junior college transfer who played at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College for head coach Rion Rhoades... named the Jayhawk Conference Defensive Player of the Year and first-team all-conference... twice earned conference Player of the Week accolades and once garnered national Player of the Week honors... credited with 63 tackles in 12 games including 20.5 tackles for loss and 11.0 sacks... had 21 quarterback hurries, forced two fumbles and recovered one... helped the Blue Dragons to an 11-win season for the first time in the program's 83-year history and a No. 4 final ranking, their highest ever in the NJCAA Football Poll... in 2013 he logged 63 tackles with 19 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, 15 quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and a blocked kick... graduated from Greenwood (S.C.) High School in 2012... attended Greenville Tech in the fall of 2012 before transferring to Hutch... is a four-star prospect and ranked as the second-best junior college player in the country according to Rivals... 247Sports considers him the best strong-side defensive end and the No. 2 player overall in the JUCO ranks... also considered Auburn before choosing the Gamecocks... has two years to play two.
CHRISTIAN OWENS
Wide Receiver 6-5 210
Griffin, Ga. (Griffin)
Lanky wide receiver who graduated from Griffin (Ga.) High School in December to enroll at South Carolina in January... the Bears, under head coach Jarrett Laws, went 11-1 in 2014... as a junior he had 23 catches for 600 yards and three touchdowns... considered a four-star prospect, the 33rd-best player in Georgia and the 12th-best tight end in the country by Rivals...247Sports considers him a three-star prospect, the 62nd-best player in Georgia and the nation's 68th-best wide receiver... also played basketball in high school... originally committed to Georgia and had offers from Clemson, Louisville, North Carolina and Tennessee among others
JERAD WASHINGTON
Wide Receiver 5-8 160
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (First Coast))
Speedy wide receiver who graduated from First Coast High School in Jacksonville in December 2014... will enroll at Carolina in January... helped the Buccaneers under head coach Marty Lee to a 12-1 record as a senior... caught 52 passes for 889 yards... a three-star prospect according to Rivals.com... 247Sports ranked him as a three-star prospect, the 202nd-best player in Florida and the nation's 173rd-best wide receiver... also had interest from Kentucky and North Carolina.