USC rolling out garnet carpet for top tailback target. Here’s his recruiting plan

Running back Tank Bigsby of Hoganville, Georgia, is a wanted man by South Carolina.

Head coach Will Muschamp and running backs coach Thomas Brown desperately want an elite back in the 2020 class, and they are throwing the full force of their recruiting talents into wooing Bigsby and his family. Bigsby has visited USC more than any other school and the Gamecocks hope that kind of interest eventually will pay off in a commitment.

Bigsby visited last season. He also was in for the junior day in late January. And Saturday he, his mother and his brother were back for a Saturday visit and overnight stay. They met with Muschamp and Brown first at the new football operations building and the made their way over to Colonial Life Arena for the basketball game.

Bigsby said the visit didn’t uncover any new ground through his conversations with the coaches.

“The same thing, really,” Bigsby said. “They just like my leadership and stuff like that. I feel like they are a good school. They have good coaches. The coaching staff is good.”

The primary message Bigsby said he’s getting from Muschamp and Brown is to come to USC and be that guy at running back who gets 25 carries and 150 yards per game. But, he said, the Gamecocks aren’t alone in making that pitch.

“Yes, sir, a lot of people are doing that,” he said.

Bigsby said he’s not visited any other schools but he will as he continues the process.

“I’m doing my top five and then I’m going to do my decision after my officials,” Bigsby said. “A lot of schools are sticking out really, but I haven’t visited anywhere, so I’ve got to go and visit and all that.”

While he has not yet decided on his top five, Bigsby confirmed USC will be in that group when he releases it next month.

Notes

▪ USC offered RB Jahmyr Gibbs (5-11, 190) of Dalton, Georgia. Some of his other offers are Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Coastal Carolina, Michigan, Texas A&M, Louisville and others.

▪ 2021 QB Christian Veilleux of Ontario, who has a USC offer, visited Virginia Tech on Monday.

▪ According to Paul Strelow of TigerIllustrated, Hammond DE and USC target Jordan Burch visited Alabama on Saturday.

▪ According to John Whittle of TheBigSpur, Marquette offered 2020 basketball prospect and USC target PJ Hall of Dorman.

▪ USC OL target Jazston Turnetine of Hutchinson Community College was offered by Missouri.

▪ USC WR target Jaheim Bell of Valdosta, Georgia, picked up an offer from Florida State.

▪ According to Rivals, 6-foot-10 Clifford Omoruyi of Roselle, New Jersey, visited USC on Monday. He attends the same school that sent Michael Carrera and Chris Silva to the Gamecocks.