Wes Saunders, a 6-foot-6, 275-pound tight end from Durham, N.C. committed to South Carolina Monday night and is expected to sign today. As a senior, Saunders caught 58 passes for 718 yards and seven touchdowns. As a defensive end he produced 86 tackles, including eight sacks.Saunders, who picked the Gamecocks over North Carolina, is the […]

Broome receiver Markish Jones pulled an about-face Wednesday morning, signing with Florida State after announcing his intention of going to Clemson. Jones, who committed to Clemson in October, had repeatedly reaffirmed his pledge to the Tigers’ coaching staff in recent weeks despite his flirtations with FSU.

it is signing day kids. LOHD will bring you guys some writings on the classes and signees today and throughout the week. Currently, Rivals has USC at the 7 spot and Clemson at the 17 spot. Scout.com has USC at the 6 spot and Clemson at 23rd. Both of these are out of 25 of […]

Pre-signing day Top 25 (according to ESPN) 1. Florida2. USC3. Texas4. South Carolina5. Notre Dame6. Tennessee7. LSU8. Auburn9. Georgia10. Illinois11. Georgia Tech12. Michigan13. Virginia Tech14. Texas A&M15. Clemson16. Miami (Fla.)17. Pittsburgh18. Alabama19. Ohio State20. Penn State21. North Carolina22. Nebraska23. Iowa24. Oregon25. Mississippi Did you see who was at Number 4???

Thanks to a LOHD reader. Here is a good ‘read’ on USC recruiting. The article says that “Spurrier has put together arguably the best recruiting class South Carolina has ever had.” It raises some good thoughts and is a must read for today. Read More by clicking HERE or go to www.si.com.

With 31 newcomers accounted for and just two uncommitted prospects still on the board, the weekend was quiet for USC. There were no official visits and no new commitments. USC awaits the decisions of tight end Wes Saunders (6-6, 270) of Durham, N.C. and linebacker Josh Bynes (6-3, 231) of Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. Saunders’ decision […]

How cool is this website, this guy has done maps for each school in the SEC to show where the majority of there players are recruited from…check it out.

Very nice to see Chris tell the world that he will be wearing the “garnet and black” for the next 3-4 years.

Carlos Dunlap decided to commit to the University of Florida recently and I hated to see it.  This guy could have been a “program changer” for Carolina.  Now USC gets to go up against him each year. 

Both have decided to make commitments this week, with Dunlap today and Culliver on Wednesday. So stay tuned to find out if USC or Florida won the recruiting race on these two top prospects. On local sports radio last night, Dunlap’s coach said that Carlos called him on his way back from UF and said […]

I know some may be growing tired of reading about this subject but it could shape up to be a great year for SC football. Spurrier and Co. are in the process of laying a great foundation for SC football. So here is some more news… Carlos Dunlap, DE — rated by everyone in the […]

Since we have been on the recruiting subject let’s take a look back at Univ of South Carolina Basketball recruiting class for 2007. The 2007 class includes Trevor Deloach (Saluda, S.C.), Aaron Ellis (Myrtle Beach, S.C.), Chad Gray (Little Mountain, S.C.), Michael Holmes (Bishopville, S.C.), Sam Muldrow (Florence, S.C.) and Austin Steed, Jr. (Hephzibah, Ga.). […]

Let’s keep this developing story going on how the Univ of South Carolina is on the verge of landing a Top 10 recrutitng class and by some experts a Top 5 class. I have written previous blogs which mention a certain “wow” factor that the current SC recruits have which can be read here or […]