USC Football Recruiting Update

After being away from the cockpit for more than a month, the Gamecocks will return home tomorrow and entertain several dozen recruits in front of divisional foe, Florida. A lot of the USC verbal commitments will be in attendance to watch their future college team, while there will also be a few undecided 2012 recruits in attendance checking out the game day atmosphere at Williams-Brice Stadium. I would expect around 50-60 high school prospects comprising members of the 2012, 2013 and 2014 classes.

Here is a list of Official Visitors for the South Carolina/Florida game:

1.WR Jody Fuller (Sun Valley, NC): four-star USC Commitment, but expected to visit other schools

2.DE/OLB Tyriq McCord (Tampa, FL): four-star recruit is shaping up as a USC/UF battle with USC leading. McCord will announce at the Army All-American game in early January

3. WR/TE Kelvin Rainey (Yulee, FL): four-star USC Commitment, Rainey is coming off an official visit to Arkansas last week so Carolina really needs to show him some love & firm up his commitment, because Rainey said Arkansas gave him “things” to think about after his visit to Fayetteville. Rainey is an early enrollee in 2012.

4.Safety Elijah Shumate (Ramsey, NJ): four-star recruit will be making his first visit to Columbia. The Garden State native plays at Don Bosco Prep in New Jersey. This is a USC/Rutgers battle with Notre Dame on the outside for now. Shumate is good friends with several of USC’s New Jersey freshmen trio (Byrd, Royster and McEvoy) and committed LB (Kaiwan Lewis). Carolina is the perceived leader.

5. OL Clayton Stadnik (Greensboro, NC): two-star USC Commitment will be visiting with his twin brother, Brock. The smaller Stadnik, Clayton, is expected to compete on the interior of the USC o-line in 2013 after a redshirt year. Clayton Stadnik is an early 2012 enrollee.

6. OL Brock Stadnik (Greensboro, NC): four-star USC Commitment will be visiting with his twin brother, Clayton. Brock Stadnik is a highly regarded o-lineman at the tackle position and is expected to compete for a starter’s position on the 2012 USC o-line. Brock Stadnik is an early 2012 enrollee.

My next blog will be Saturday when I post my top ten games for week eleven.