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Gamecocks football recruiting: USC in Elijah Holyfield's top five, John Simpson's top seven ahead of cookout

Steve Spurrier has had a big job ahead of him recruiting-wise, because as it turns out, if you tell a promising high school player you might be sticking around for the entire time in school, it might hurt you. But he's got a big weekend ahead of him: the inaugural Gamecock Cookout. More on that invite-only recruit event tomorrow.

Here's a few notes and notes just ahead of the weekend:

--The Gamecocks probably weren't thought to have a big chance at Atlanta-area running back Elijah Holyfield despite being in his top ten, but they're still in the running for now.