Gamecocks target Reggie Grimes reportedly delays signing until February
Brentwood, Tennessee defensive end Reggie Grimes, who has been hotly pursued by South Carolina despite his Thanksgiving Day commitment to Oklahoma, has decided not to sign this week The Tennessean reported. Grimes also had Alabama, Florida State, LSU, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Ole Miss on his short list. He took official visits to USC, Alabama, Oklahoma, Florida State and Tennessee.
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▪ USC defensvie end target Yaya Diaby of Georgia Military College was offered by Florida State. He also has offers from Louisville, West Virginia, Kansas State and Memphis. He has taken official visits to Louisville, Kansas State and West Virginia and is scheduled to visit USC on Jan. 17.
▪ Gray Collegiate quarterback Hunter Helms and his receiver teammate Omarion Dollison were offered by USF Both played in the Touchstone Energy Bowl with Dollison scoring on a 95 yard touchdown pass. Helms has 15 D-1 offers and Clemson has invited him to walk-on. He plans to take official visits to Clemson and USF in January. Dollison is down to USF and Cincinnati and plans to sign this week.
▪ Hammond coach Erik Kimrey said defensive tackle Alex Huntley remains firm with his commitment to USC even though he took an official visit to Virginia last weekend. Huntley is not signing until February. His quarterback Jackson Muschamp remains open on his decision. He has offers from Boston College, Middle Tennessee, Western Carolina, Wofford, Samford and Jacksonville State. He also has a walk-on invite from Georgia. And his linebacker Saul Diaz is looking hard at The Citadel.
▪ The Gamecocks offered 2021 defensive lineman Nick Barrett (6-4 320) of Goldsboro, NC.
“I was excited, it helped me start my week off great. They told me that they like what they saw on film.” Barrett visited unofficially fo the Clemson game. “My experience for the visit went good. But what stood out to me the most was how we rode the bus to the stadium. I haven’t been too many different colleges, so that was a first for me. Another thing that stood out to me was the facility. Also, the staff was good, I felt comfortable around them, and any questions that I asked were answered.”
He also has offers from Tennessee, Duke and Liberty.
▪ USC offered 2021 RB Jaylin White of Dothan, Alabama, 2021 defensive tackle Taleeq Robbins of Philadelphia, 2021 defensive end Victoine Brown of Loganville, Georgia, 2022 ATH Enai White of Philadelphia and 2022 TE Jake Johnson of Bogart, Georgia.
This story was originally published December 17, 2019 at 7:00 AM.