More on USC Recruiting

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 you can read another blog post about this subject from back in December here.

Back in December, ESPN analyst Tom Luginbill had South Carolina rated as the number 5 Top Recruiting Football Class for 2007. Well … now we are Number 4 in his Top 5 classes. Let’s all say a pray tonight that South Carolina lands Carlos Dunlap, DE — rated by everyone in the Top 5 to 10 in the country and listed by most as the number 1 or 2 DE in the nation.

Also in The State, it is reported that Clifton Geathers, the top-rated South Carolina high school prospect in 2006, will enroll this week at USC, according to his father. The 6-8, 293-pound Geathers currently is ranked as the No. 12 prep school prospect in the nation by rivals.com. This kid turned in a time of 4.8 seconds in his most recent 40-yard dash.

(Alright….he is 6 foot 8 and is near 300 pounds and runs a 4.8 in the 40. Can we say this guy is a beast? At DE, I think USC could use him….just hope that this does not affect Dunlap. But could you imagine having Dunlap, Geathers, Matthews and Robertson on Defense. WOW! )

Tom Luginbill’s Top Five 2007 Classes as of 1/10/07

1. Notre Dame
2. Texas
3. USC
4. South Carolina
5. Florida

Also over at www.rivals.com. They have South Carolina at the 10 spot. Look at how they rank them.

2007 Football Recruiting Rankings as of 1/10/07
1 Texas
2 Tennessee
3 Florida
4 LSU
5 Southern Cal
6 Notre Dame
7 Georgia
8 Nebraska
9 Michigan
10 South Carolina

Side note — Rivals.com has the other school –Clemson at number 18 out of the Top 25 classes.

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