One of South Carolina’s new coaches impresses mother of in-state blue chipper, plus other recruiting news of the day
March 31, 2019
THE STATE
South Carolina had many more prospects on site Saturday for a spring scrimmage. Among the most familiar faces were running back Tank Bigsby of Hoganville, Georgia and defensive lineman Alex Huntley of Hammond. Both confirmed their visits. GamecockCentral reported Huntley’s teammate, defensive end Jordan Burch, also attended the scrimmage.
Huntley had his mother with him on the visit, and that was one of the key reasons for the visit.
“My mom had yet to meet the new defensive line coach,” Huntley said. “They hit it off really well I think. She liked him. And I was just trying to see how the defense looked today, That was a big goal for me to see how they were doing. They looked great. I thought they had a great practice today.”
Huntley also talked with new defensive line coach John Scott, as well as with head coach Will Muschamp. In fact, he said he talked with all the coaches. The opportunity to play early as a freshman is big on his list of criteria when judging schools and the Gamecock coaches were sure to point out their use of freshmen last season.
“They talked about how they played the most true freshmen in the SEC,” he said.
But his focus primarily was on the defense and how much that group had improved over last season.
“Today was a great visit. Just being able to see how they practice,” Huntley said. “What I really like about the team is that they want to win, and I really like that. I liked the way the program has improved over the course of their careers.”
Huntley has a top six of South Carolina, Georgia, LSU, Texas, Oklahoma and Stanford. He had scheduled an official visit to Oklahoma for the spring game April 13 but a school conflict has come up and he’ll have to reschedule. He said his five officials will come from that short list.
He’s not sure yet if USC will get one of those officials since he’s been there so often.
“I don’t need to,” he said, “but I might.”
NOTES:
▪ Greensboro, N.C. TE/DE Marcus Thompson (6-foot-3 220) visited the Gamecocks on Saturday. They like the off the radar prospect as a tight end.
“University of South Carolina was great,” Thompson said. “I love the culture, coaches, and the program. I had a great time watching players and coaches all working. I loved it. Can’t wait to come back.”
Thompson took a tour of the facilities and was impressed. He has not been offered but feels that could change down the road.
“The coaches are very interested in me and will be in touch soon,” Thompson said.
He plans to visit Campbell this coming weekend.
▪ Punter Ryan Barrick (6-foot-3, 225 pounds) of Frederick, Maryland was a visit to USC Saturday for the scrimmage. He’s the third ranked punter in the 2020 class by Kornblue Kicking. “The visit went great I took a tour of campus and the football facilities and everything was very nice. They’ve told me they’re recruiting a 2020 punter, so I’m returning this summer for their specialist camp.” He also has visited Penn State, Maryland and Syracuse along with some smaller schools.
▪ Hochston, Georgia tailback Chancellor Lee-Parker visited USC on Saturday.
▪ USC offensive line commitment Issiah Walker of Miami plans to visit Alabama on April 13. He visited UCF last week.
▪ Former Rock Hill wide receiver Antonio Barber has set an official visit to Syracuse for Sept. 14. He was once a Tennessee commitment. He’s now in Cornelius, N,C. He visited North Carolina Saturday.
▪ Phenix City, Alabama wide receiver E.J. Williams visited Auburn Saturday. He has Clemson and USC offers.
March 31, 2019
THE STATE
South Carolina had many more prospects on site Saturday for a spring scrimmage. Among the most familiar faces were running back Tank Bigsby of Hoganville, Georgia and defensive lineman Alex Huntley of Hammond. Both confirmed their visits. GamecockCentral reported Huntley’s teammate, defensive end Jordan Burch, also attended the scrimmage.
Huntley had his mother with him on the visit, and that was one of the key reasons for the visit.
“My mom had yet to meet the new defensive line coach,” Huntley said. “They hit it off really well I think. She liked him. And I was just trying to see how the defense looked today, That was a big goal for me to see how they were doing. They looked great. I thought they had a great practice today.”
Huntley also talked with new defensive line coach John Scott, as well as with head coach Will Muschamp. In fact, he said he talked with all the coaches. The opportunity to play early as a freshman is big on his list of criteria when judging schools and the Gamecock coaches were sure to point out their use of freshmen last season.
“They talked about how they played the most true freshmen in the SEC,” he said.
But his focus primarily was on the defense and how much that group had improved over last season.
“Today was a great visit. Just being able to see how they practice,” Huntley said. “What I really like about the team is that they want to win, and I really like that. I liked the way the program has improved over the course of their careers.”
Huntley has a top six of South Carolina, Georgia, LSU, Texas, Oklahoma and Stanford. He had scheduled an official visit to Oklahoma for the spring game April 13 but a school conflict has come up and he’ll have to reschedule. He said his five officials will come from that short list.
He’s not sure yet if USC will get one of those officials since he’s been there so often.
“I don’t need to,” he said, “but I might.”
NOTES:
▪ Greensboro, N.C. TE/DE Marcus Thompson (6-foot-3 220) visited the Gamecocks on Saturday. They like the off the radar prospect as a tight end.
“University of South Carolina was great,” Thompson said. “I love the culture, coaches, and the program. I had a great time watching players and coaches all working. I loved it. Can’t wait to come back.”
Thompson took a tour of the facilities and was impressed. He has not been offered but feels that could change down the road.
“The coaches are very interested in me and will be in touch soon,” Thompson said.
He plans to visit Campbell this coming weekend.
▪ Punter Ryan Barrick (6-foot-3, 225 pounds) of Frederick, Maryland was a visit to USC Saturday for the scrimmage. He’s the third ranked punter in the 2020 class by Kornblue Kicking. “The visit went great I took a tour of campus and the football facilities and everything was very nice. They’ve told me they’re recruiting a 2020 punter, so I’m returning this summer for their specialist camp.” He also has visited Penn State, Maryland and Syracuse along with some smaller schools.
▪ Hochston, Georgia tailback Chancellor Lee-Parker visited USC on Saturday.
▪ USC offensive line commitment Issiah Walker of Miami plans to visit Alabama on April 13. He visited UCF last week.
▪ Former Rock Hill wide receiver Antonio Barber has set an official visit to Syracuse for Sept. 14. He was once a Tennessee commitment. He’s now in Cornelius, N,C. He visited North Carolina Saturday.
▪ Phenix City, Alabama wide receiver E.J. Williams visited Auburn Saturday. He has Clemson and USC offers.
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