Local product Kendrell Flowers hopes for big summer
May 28, 2017
With all the buzz surrounding the increased profile for Trajan Jeffcoat, there’s another prospect from Irmo High School (Columbia, S.C.) who’s very much on South Carolina’s radar.
Kendrell Flowers, who played wide receiver as a sophomore last fall, is on the verge of landing his first offer for his actual position.
“Even last year, we were so close to putting him back there at running back last year, but we had two seniors that had been in the program the past three years,” Irmo coach Reggie Kennedy said. “We just knew, when they leave, he’s going to be our next tailback.”
Flowers will get another chance to showcase his talents in front of the South Carolina coaching staff this Saturday when he attends the first Muschamp Camp session of the summer.
During a one-day camp last summer, Flowers worked out with running backs coach Bobby Bentley.
“Coach Bentley taught me a lot. I was able to use that this past season and I’m just hoping to go back and learn more, so my game can be better, fundamentals, my agility, my speed and all that,” Flowers said. “I’m trying to build on that stuff when I go to that camp.”
An offer would be nice, too. Along with his trip to South Carolina’s camp, Flowers will hit Clemson, Georgia State, North Carolina and Virginia Tech.
Flowers is going to the camp as a running back, but he’s open to also working at wide receiver. This summer, during training with Irmo, he also plans to spend time at safety.
The 6-foot, 190-pound prospect is the nephew of former Clemson running back Raymond Priester, so his uncle has given him plenty of advice on playing the position, in addition to what to look for during the recruiting process.
“He was just telling me to be myself. Don’t let anybody change me or change the way I act or don’t let anybody come in between my decision, because it’s my decision,” Flowers said. “Whatever decision I make, I should be happy with that and don’t let other people try to convince me to change my decision, just keep my head on my shoulders and don’t let anybody interfere with me or my recruiting process.”
May 28, 2017
With all the buzz surrounding the increased profile for Trajan Jeffcoat, there’s another prospect from Irmo High School (Columbia, S.C.) who’s very much on South Carolina’s radar.
Kendrell Flowers, who played wide receiver as a sophomore last fall, is on the verge of landing his first offer for his actual position.
“Even last year, we were so close to putting him back there at running back last year, but we had two seniors that had been in the program the past three years,” Irmo coach Reggie Kennedy said. “We just knew, when they leave, he’s going to be our next tailback.”
Flowers will get another chance to showcase his talents in front of the South Carolina coaching staff this Saturday when he attends the first Muschamp Camp session of the summer.
During a one-day camp last summer, Flowers worked out with running backs coach Bobby Bentley.
“Coach Bentley taught me a lot. I was able to use that this past season and I’m just hoping to go back and learn more, so my game can be better, fundamentals, my agility, my speed and all that,” Flowers said. “I’m trying to build on that stuff when I go to that camp.”
An offer would be nice, too. Along with his trip to South Carolina’s camp, Flowers will hit Clemson, Georgia State, North Carolina and Virginia Tech.
Flowers is going to the camp as a running back, but he’s open to also working at wide receiver. This summer, during training with Irmo, he also plans to spend time at safety.
The 6-foot, 190-pound prospect is the nephew of former Clemson running back Raymond Priester, so his uncle has given him plenty of advice on playing the position, in addition to what to look for during the recruiting process.
“He was just telling me to be myself. Don’t let anybody change me or change the way I act or don’t let anybody come in between my decision, because it’s my decision,” Flowers said. “Whatever decision I make, I should be happy with that and don’t let other people try to convince me to change my decision, just keep my head on my shoulders and don’t let anybody interfere with me or my recruiting process.”