Tight end prospect deciding between USC and USC

Tight end Evan Hinson of Deltona, Fla., is deciding this week between South Carolina and Southern Cal.

Hinson (6-5, 210) visited South Carolina the weekend of Jan. 15. He saw the Trojans last weekend.

Hinson said there’s no favorite as of Tuesday.

Gamecocks head coach Will Muschamp is set to have his in-home visit on Wednesday, and then Hinson will think about which place best meets what he’s looking for.

“My relationship with the coaches and where I’m comfortable at school,” Hinson said. “I liked both visits, not one more than the other.”

Hinson said both are recruiting him as a tight end. And he said there’s one more key element to his decision.

“Yes, distance is a factor,” he said.

Hinson also is a good basketball player, but his focus is on football for college.

Simpson not planning to visit USC

Offensive lineman John Simpson of Fort Dorchester told 247Sports on Tuesday night that Clemson and Florida are tied at the top of his list and he is not planning to visit South Carolina this weekend.

USC plans to have most of, if not all, its coaching staff at Simpson’s wrestling match Wednesday in an effort to convince him to take an official visit this weekend. Simpson visited Florida and Clemson the last two weekends. He will announce a decision on signing day.

News and notes

▪  DB Daniel Thomas of Montgomery, Ala., switched his visit this weekend from Clemson to Auburn. USC was in Tuesday. He’s also considering Maryland and North Carolina.

▪  DE Jacoby Hill of Atlanta says he still has not had contact from USC and is trying to contact them for info. Hill is scheduled to visit this weekend.

▪  USC Tuesday offered 2017 LB Jamal Riggins and 2017 DE Jarez Parks of Sebastian, Fla.; 2017 OL TJ Slaton of Plantation, Fla.; 2017 DB Shawn Davis of Miami; and 2018 DB Patrick Surtain Jr. of Plantation, Fla.

▪  USC Monday offered 2018 DB Jalyn Armour-Davis of Mobile, Ala.

▪  USC baseball received a commitment Monday night from 2017 infielder Blake Jeter of JL Mann.

▪  USC DE target Jordan Woods of Citra, Fla., committed to Georgia Tech Monday night.

This story was originally published January 27, 2016 at 12:32 AM with the headline "Tight end prospect deciding between USC and USC."