USC not able to pull LB TJ Brunson from Louisville yet
September 28, 2015
By Phil Kornblut Link: SportsTalk
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Richland Northeast LB TJ Brunson’s 6'1" 220lbs history with USC has been well documented. He wanted to commit to the Gamecocks in March but they held him off so they could evaluate him early this season coming off hip surgery. After getting a look at him in the first couple of games, Gamecock linebacker coach Kirk Botkin told Brunson he was now a take for the Gamecocks. Problem for USC is, Brunson committed to Louisville in July and is still holding to that.
Still, the Gamecocks are recruiting Brunson hard and had him in last Saturday for an unofficial visit, only the second game he’s ever been to at Williams-Brice Stadium.
‘It was cool,” Brunson said. “It was a lot of people for it to be a game against UCF. Nothing against them but it wasn’t like it was a conference game. That sort of surprised me a little bit. It got loud a few times. It was definitely a fun place to be.”
And the Gamecock coaches paid a lot of attention to Brunson from the head man on down.
“I talked to Coach Spurrier, Steve Spurrier Jr., Coach Botkin, Coach Hoke and Coach Ward,” Brunson said. “The Head Ball Coach said he wanted me to stay in state and Coach Spurrier Jr. followed up with how they’ve had their best teams when they’ve kept the best talent in state. They said they want me to be a Gamecock and Coach Botkin said again how he wanted to coach me.”
So, with all that from the Gamecocks, is Brunson thinking right now of making the switch?
“No, not really,” he said. “I enjoyed my visit and the atmosphere and what they had to say. I’m still a Louisville commit. It’s still early and I’m still a Louisville commit.”
The Gamecocks will get another shot with Brunson in a couple of Saturdays. He plans to return for the LSU game with his parents in tow. He is not taking a visit anywhere this weekend and he’s going to try to go to Louisville October 24th for the Boston College game. He currently has an official visit to Louisville for November 7th but may push it back so it’s his last official visit.
Brunson, who had 25 tackles in a game earlier this season, had 14 tackles and a sack in his last game
September 28, 2015
By Phil Kornblut Link: SportsTalk
Rivals bio
247sports bio
Rivals star ranking 3
247sports star ranking 3
Video: http://www.hudl.com/...9007/tj-brunson
Richland Northeast LB TJ Brunson’s 6'1" 220lbs history with USC has been well documented. He wanted to commit to the Gamecocks in March but they held him off so they could evaluate him early this season coming off hip surgery. After getting a look at him in the first couple of games, Gamecock linebacker coach Kirk Botkin told Brunson he was now a take for the Gamecocks. Problem for USC is, Brunson committed to Louisville in July and is still holding to that.
Still, the Gamecocks are recruiting Brunson hard and had him in last Saturday for an unofficial visit, only the second game he’s ever been to at Williams-Brice Stadium.
‘It was cool,” Brunson said. “It was a lot of people for it to be a game against UCF. Nothing against them but it wasn’t like it was a conference game. That sort of surprised me a little bit. It got loud a few times. It was definitely a fun place to be.”
And the Gamecock coaches paid a lot of attention to Brunson from the head man on down.
“I talked to Coach Spurrier, Steve Spurrier Jr., Coach Botkin, Coach Hoke and Coach Ward,” Brunson said. “The Head Ball Coach said he wanted me to stay in state and Coach Spurrier Jr. followed up with how they’ve had their best teams when they’ve kept the best talent in state. They said they want me to be a Gamecock and Coach Botkin said again how he wanted to coach me.”
So, with all that from the Gamecocks, is Brunson thinking right now of making the switch?
“No, not really,” he said. “I enjoyed my visit and the atmosphere and what they had to say. I’m still a Louisville commit. It’s still early and I’m still a Louisville commit.”
The Gamecocks will get another shot with Brunson in a couple of Saturdays. He plans to return for the LSU game with his parents in tow. He is not taking a visit anywhere this weekend and he’s going to try to go to Louisville October 24th for the Boston College game. He currently has an official visit to Louisville for November 7th but may push it back so it’s his last official visit.
Brunson, who had 25 tackles in a game earlier this season, had 14 tackles and a sack in his last game
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