There is no nice way to say that things didn’t go quite as planned for South Carolina football recruiting in July. The Gamecocks missed out on several prospects for whom they were considered a favorite in the not-so-distant past. 4-star prospects Liam Andrews, Keylen Adams, and DD Holmes all chose other schools despite being viewed as leans to USC earlier in the process.
The “sky is falling” response by some fans was too strong, but there was reason to be concerned about the Gamecocks’ summer, especially with how it related to the class of 2024.
However, there could be a drastic shift in the other direction during the month of August.