USC picks up O-line commitment from Virginia

Virginia offensive tackle Jesus Gibbs committed to South Carolina on Saturday.

Gibbs (6-4, 265), from Dumfries, Va., is the Gamecocks’ fifth offensive lineman committed for the 2018 class and 13th overall pledge.

Gibbs picked the Gamecocks from his announced final 10 of Clemson, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Boston College, Maryland, Rutgers, Connecticut, West Virginia and Navy.

Gibbs had been favoring Virginia for much of his recruiting but the hard push by Will Muschamp and offensive line coach Eric Wolford turned him culminating in Saturday's announcement.

"Really everything," Gibbs said about what stood out to him on his visit. "The campus to the academics to the football to the atmosphere and to the coaching."

He joins offensive linemen Hank Manos (Chapin), Wyatt Campbell (Lugoff), Maxwell Iyama (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) and Lamarius Benson (Covington, Ga.) in the class.

As for what Muschamp and Wolford liked about him, Gibbs said, "They liked how athletic and explosive I was."

This story was originally published July 22, 2017 at 2:02 PM with the headline "USC picks up O-line commitment from Virginia."