USC ‘showing a lot of love’ for NC receiver Diondre Overton

Wide receiver Diondre Overton of Greensboro, N.C., met Tuesday at his school with South Carolina recruiter Shawn Elliott.

Overton continues to favor Clemson but remains receptive to overtures from other schools. USC is one of his offers and he visited there for a junior day in early March. Tuesday he had the chance to learn more about the program from Elliott.

“Pretty much I just conversated with him a little bit, him and my coach,” Overton said. “He was just telling me how much they need me. He was just checking in on me to see how I was doing and we were just catching up on things. I’m interested in South Carolina. They are showing a lot of love. It’s not like they have fallen back. They are definitely in the competition.”

Virginia Tech met with Overton on Monday, and he is expecting Clemson assistants Robbie Caldwell and Jeff Scott to visit with him on Thursday. He reiterated that Clemson is still the leader.

“Yeah, I think so,” he said. “It’s not the other schools are far behind. If anything the schools are right there, just one step behind. I really enjoyed Clemson the last time I was there. I enjoyed it and had a great time on the visit and they’ve just kept up with me ever since.”

Overton said Tennessee is right behind Clemson right now and Alabama is also moving up with him and he’s expecting an offer from the Crimson Tide once he visits there.

His other offers include NC State, East Carolina, which visited Saturday for the spring game, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Duke, Louisville, West Virginia, Boston College and Kentucky. He plans to attend summer camps at Clemson, North Carolina, NC State and Boston College, and he also wants to visit as many schools on his list as possible.

This story was originally published April 21, 2015 at 11:52 PM with the headline "USC ‘showing a lot of love’ for NC receiver Diondre Overton."