Reno updates potential reclassification Gamecocks
SPORTSTALK / July 13, 2022
USC coach Shane Beamer and offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Marcus Satterfield did not land their preferred 2023 quarterback target in Dylan Lonergan who opted for Alabama. But that doesn’t mean the Gamecocks won’t have a highly regarded quarterback in their ’23 class.Dante Reno committed to the Gamecocks earlier this month for the 2024 class which would have been the perfect fit for him, and the Gamecocks, had Lonergan picked USC. But with the spot for a quarterback in the 2023 class now open, Reno said Tuesday night from Aruba, where he and his family are vacationing, that moving to the ’23 class is now a serious possibility.
“I get back on Sunday and we were going to talk to the family tomorrow about what’s going to happen,” Reno said. “We’re going to talk to Coach Satterfield and Coach Beamer and see what their thoughts are. It’s definitely an option right now. They have mentioned that.”
Reno said he’s all set academically to be able to graduate from the Loomis Chaffee School in Connecticut with the 2023 class. He views getting an earlier start than originally planned with the Gamecocks would be an exciting and intriguing opportunity.
“For sure,” Reno said. “It’s definitely exciting to get there a year earlier, be able to learn the whole offense earlier. Nothing is set in stone right now, but it’s definitely an opportunity.”
Last season Reno passed for 2507 yards and 27 touchdowns.
Should Reno move up to 2023, that would leave the Gamecocks with three offered quarterbacks currently on their 2024 board in Jayden Bradford of Chapin and IMG Academy, Jadyn Davis of Charlotte and Kamari McClellan of Pinson, AL.
