USC loses second commitment of day in DB JJ Givens
December 8, 2015 by Phil Kornblut Link: SportsTalk
JJ Givens
DB JJ Givens of Mechanicsville, VA became USC’s second decommitment of the day Monday night following DE Jordan Smith. But unlike Smith, Givens plans to continue considering the Gamecocks. Givens posted his announcement on Twitter.
“First and foremost, with a heavy heart, I would like to thank the University of South Carolina for offering me an opportunity to further my education and play football at the collegiate level. However, I will announce that I have de-committed from the school. I will, however, still be visiting and they will be a top school until the end.”
Givens has not yet had the chance to talk with new Gamecock head coach Will Muschamp but is expecting him to come in the end of this week. And he said he is planning to visit USC unofficially this weekend. He has not yet set an official visit date. He visited unofficially for the Clemson game.
As a defensive player, Givens was excited about Muschamp taking over the program.
“He brings great tenacity to the game,” he said. “Great defensive minded coach. I’m still kind of in shock they kind of got rid of all the staff they way that they did but life moves on.”
Givens said he’s going to play it by ear regarding his other official visits. Arizona State was in to see him a couple of weeks ago. He is looking at Arizona State, Ole Miss and Maryland for other official visits. And he said North Carolina is getting back in the mix with him as well.
December 8, 2015 by Phil Kornblut Link: SportsTalk
JJ GivensDB JJ Givens of Mechanicsville, VA became USC’s second decommitment of the day Monday night following DE Jordan Smith. But unlike Smith, Givens plans to continue considering the Gamecocks. Givens posted his announcement on Twitter.
“First and foremost, with a heavy heart, I would like to thank the University of South Carolina for offering me an opportunity to further my education and play football at the collegiate level. However, I will announce that I have de-committed from the school. I will, however, still be visiting and they will be a top school until the end.”
Givens has not yet had the chance to talk with new Gamecock head coach Will Muschamp but is expecting him to come in the end of this week. And he said he is planning to visit USC unofficially this weekend. He has not yet set an official visit date. He visited unofficially for the Clemson game.
As a defensive player, Givens was excited about Muschamp taking over the program.
“He brings great tenacity to the game,” he said. “Great defensive minded coach. I’m still kind of in shock they kind of got rid of all the staff they way that they did but life moves on.”
Givens said he’s going to play it by ear regarding his other official visits. Arizona State was in to see him a couple of weeks ago. He is looking at Arizona State, Ole Miss and Maryland for other official visits. And he said North Carolina is getting back in the mix with him as well.