Gamecocks drop in on O-line target in Jacksonville

Offensive lineman Jordan Johnson of Jacksonville, Fla., received a visit at school Wednesday from South Carolina recruiters Shawn Elliott and Steve Spurrier Jr.

USC is one of his offers along with Louisville, Miami, Ole Miss, North Carolina, Rutgers, Wake Forest, Georgia Southern, Central Florida and Georgia Tech.

“They couldn’t really talk to me because of some rule or something,” Johnson said. “They were just shaking my hand and saying, ‘What’s up?’ They are one of my top schools. When I went up there for the spring game, coach was like I could be a big factor for them, possibly start, because they’ve lost a lot of linemen.”

Johnson (6-3, 260) is planning to visit a few camps this summer at USC, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Florida and Wake Forest.

Johnson said he hasn’t narrowed down his list and doesn’t have any favorite. He has said he will wait until signing day on a decision, but he said it could come sooner than that.