One of the things that caught my attention during Will Muschamp’s postgame press conference was his mention of Charlotte as being important to the South Carolina program from a recruiting standpoint. It’s at 34 seconds of this video, but it’s certainly not a quote to overlook.
No doubt Muschamp was (at least in part) referring to a pair of players that could turn out to be the crown jewels of their 2018 signing class - Rick Sandidge and Dax Hollifield - and probably big-time 2019 target Quavaris Crouch too. Sandidge attends Concord High School, about a half-hour drive from Bank of America Stadium; Hollifield is a standout at Shelby, about 45 minutes west but still close enough to be considered part of the Charlotte metro; and Crouch is a five-star RB at Harding University High.