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Official Visitors
This weekend is the second of three big weekends this month for the 2025 class, and this week's visitors might be the most talented of all, especially along the trenches. Let's take a look at how things are stacking up:
4-star DL Isaiah Gibson (So Cal commit)
4-star DL Kevin Wynn
4-star OL Bryce Jenkins
4-star OL Juan Gaston Jr.
4-star DB Brandon Finney
3-star WR Lex Cyrus
3-star WR Brian Rowe (Commit)
3-star DB Damarcus Leach (Commit)
3-star LB AJ Holloway
3-star DE Kobby Sakyi-Prah
3-star ATH Preston Douglas
The group arrived yesterday and had dinner at Williams-Brice Stadium. Most of the tours and presentations will take place today, before photo shoots and final meetings on Sunday. Typically if #welcomehomes happen, that's after they meet with Shane Beamer on Sunday before they leave.
Updates From Last Weekend
While there were no official commitments from the stacked lineup of recruits on campus last weekend, there is still plenty to be excited about after the first weekend of June. First, several Rivals' staff writers have had futurecasts in for 4-star OL Jaylen Gilchrist for months now, and I actually thought I had already pulled the trigger on one too. I mentioned on the podcast a few times at this point that I did, but checking this morning I guess I hadn't pressed the button. That's changed now and all the buzz is positive surrounding the Virginia Beach big man.
The same can be said for Peach State LB Jaiden Braker, who I spoke to back in April and last weekend's visit only solidified the Gamecocks position for the underrated LB.
The two biggest names for last weekend's OVs were DE Jared Smith and OL Cortez Smith, both of which are big-boy recruiting battles with offers from basically every major SEC team. I get the sense that South Carolina is very much in the mix for both, but there are still cards left to be played by other teams before final decisions are made. Still, you've set yourself up for success with both and I have learned not to doubt Sterling Lucas with any recruit.
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