To get caught up on the how things are shaping up, as far as commitments, leading up to the day they must sign – click on the links below: USC’s 2008 commitments Clemson’s 2008 commitments The State’s Top 25 recruits

The LOHD staff almost missed it but don’t worry we gotcha. As many of you know the recruiting saga is getting deep right now with signing day around the corner. USC has 19 verbal’s going into the final stretch with Spurrier saying he is looking to get 24. Scout.com ranks the Gamecocks class so far […]

The media and fans are loving this episode between the university and Spurrier. ESPN and most sports sites have covered this ongoing dilemma of ‘athletes vs academics’. You may remember Tommy Bowden faced this same issue a while back but it did not get the media attention that Spurrier has. Fans are calling for the […]

Well let’s look at how our top 5 recruiting class has fared since signing. Recently, Defensive Back recruit Arkee Smith was denied admission. Smith then appealed the initial denial by USC, but the appeal was denied also. Off to JC for him. This sprung the “flap.” That means USC lost 5 signees, 4 to academics […]

USC may be getting a two sport star soon. Cliff Matthews, who joined the football team earlier this summer, could play basketball at USC. He is 6 foot 5 and weighs in the 220+ range. Not saying he is the “hope in the middle” that Odom needs (and lacks) but heck give the guy a […]

Some of you may already know about this but the recent reports concerning the upcoming August Practice have stated that Three members of the Gamecocks’ 32-player recruiting class will not play for USC this season. Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier said recently that running back Eric Baker and defensive back Antonio Allen failed to qualify and […]

S. Carolina baseball recruit makes the Louisville Slugger All-American for the second consecutive year. Michael Roth, a rising senior at Riverside High School, batted .398 in 2006, with five home runs and 27 RBIs. On the mound, the left-hander was 8-2 with a 0.85 ERA. I think this guy will help out big time for […]

Finally a good heart felt story about a gamecock player. If we had more stories like this we might not be the Thug U that everybody thinks we are. It might be hard to believe but there are some non-thug players on the football team. Here is a story about Brian Maddox an incoming freshman […]

Why is it hard for our players to stay away from trouble? Seems one of our top recruits got in a ‘tussle’ over the weekend. “A South Carolina recruit was stabbed early Sunday morning after he got into an argument at an apartment complex in suburban Columbia, Richland County deputies said.Quentin Richardson, 18, was at […]

LOHD has provided you this year with 5 recurits who are in state that you need to go after. Please make every effort to sign these players in the near future b/c they could seriously help our basketball team (we all know we need a big man – why not a 7 footer and a […]

While South Carolina was basking in the glow of it’s new crop of recruits, Clemson’s day was far different. Here are the events you might have missed. WR Markish Jones, a Rivals 4-star from Broome High School, signed his letter of intent to go to Clemson. Before he faxed it, he had second thoughts, signed […]

(From ESPN.com) When the dust settled on national signing day, USC had secured letters of intent from each of the top three prospects in the ESPN 150. Landing No. 1 overall prospect Joe McKnight to go along with No. 2 overall Chris Galippo and No. 3 Marc Tyler was enough to push the Trojans’ recruiting […]

The Gamecocks landed five players ranked among Rivals’ 100 national prospects: five-star receiver Chris Culliver (No. 19) of Garner, N.C.; Cheraw defensive end Cliff Matthews (32); Tampa, Fla., quarterback Stephen Garcia (90); defensive lineman Travian Robertson (96) of Laurinburg, N.C.; and Spring Valley offensive lineman Quintin Richardson (99).

Article on ESPN.com….click here. Gives a good insight on the state of SC football and the signing of a Top 10 class. Quote from above article…”I think when the Alabama and Miami jobs opened up, and my name was rumored with them, it sent a wonderful message that I love it here. Right after that […]

Unranked throughout the season, South Carolina looks like it will be a top-10 team in February. Loading up on defensive linemen, defensive backs and wide receivers, the Gamecocks expect to tie a bow on a 31-player class recruiting experts are calling one of the best in school history. (Ryan Broadhead has been classified as a […]