How South Carolina and Clemson are adjusting to a new recruiting landscape (THE STATE)
Shane Beamer’s map is filling up. Speaking with reporters last Wednesday, Beamer laughed as he ran through his recent travel itinerary. There were stops in Florida and Georgia. Virginia and South Carolina are on the list, too. USC’s first-year head coach had been to seven different states in recent weeks for recruiting. He was en route to a eighth after a bowl press conference wrapped up.
“Busy time,” Beamer quipped. In a matter of five years, college football recruiting has been flipped on its head. The early signing period has shifted the recruiting calendar by nearly two months. The transfer portal has added a variation of free agency to a sport that’s tried to avoid modernization for decades. (READ FULL ARICTLE) Pay site but you can read a few articles free each month
Shane Beamer’s map is filling up. Speaking with reporters last Wednesday, Beamer laughed as he ran through his recent travel itinerary. There were stops in Florida and Georgia. Virginia and South Carolina are on the list, too. USC’s first-year head coach had been to seven different states in recent weeks for recruiting. He was en route to a eighth after a bowl press conference wrapped up.
“Busy time,” Beamer quipped. In a matter of five years, college football recruiting has been flipped on its head. The early signing period has shifted the recruiting calendar by nearly two months. The transfer portal has added a variation of free agency to a sport that’s tried to avoid modernization for decades. (READ FULL ARICTLE) Pay site but you can read a few articles free each month