Four-star dual-threat quarterback Dakereon Joyner has committed to South Carolina, he announced Sunday at a ceremony at his high school in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Joyner purposely revealed his decision on Father’s Day in honor of his late father Damond Alton Joyner, who died of a heart attack in his sleep at age 35. Dakereon Joyner was 9 at the time.
Joyner chose the Gamecocks over NC State, his other finalist. Alabama at one time also had been a finalist, but later removed them as an option.
Other offers for Joyner include ones from Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia Tech and West Virginia.