Gamecocks extend offer to former Mike Bobo commit

New South Carolina offensive coordinator Mike Bobo has had a quick impact on the Gamecocks’ roster. Two of his former player, QB Collin Hill and RB/TE Adam Prentice, plan to join him in Columbia this month as grad transfers. And Wednesday night a former Bobo commitment at Colorado State, Duncanville, Texas corner Ennis Rakestraw (6-foot, 165 pounds), was offered by the Gamecocks, no doubt at the urging of Bobo.

“He recruited me when he was at Colorado State,” Rakestraw said. “I was committed there, then he left.”

Rakestraw is rated a 3-star prospect by the 247Sports composite. He helped his team reach the 6A-Division 1 state championship game this season. Since then, his recruiting has taken off. Along with USC, he has landed offers from Georgia, Baylor, Arkansas, Michigan State, Connecticut and Kansas in recent days. He also has offers from Missouri, SMU, Washington State and others.

As for USC, Rakestraw is just starting to build the relationship.

“It has a great group of coaches, and we are talking about an official visit,” said Rakestraw who has already taken one official visit.

In various interviews this week, he has mentioned other official visits for this month to Miami, Missouri, SMU and Washington State. The Cougars made an in home visit with him last month.

Notes:

▪ Bogart, Georgia 5-star QB Brock Vandagriff decommitted from Oklahoma. He had been committed to the Sooners since June. USC has been among his offers and Clemson has been interested. At the time of his commitment, he had a top group of Clemson, Oklahoma, Auburn, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. He also has offers from Penn State, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Florida State, LSU, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, Nebraska and others. According to MaxPreps stats, this season in 8 games, Vandagriff passed for 2471 yards, 31 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. He missed part of the season due to a broken fibula suffered in September.

▪ QB Jake Rubley from Colorado committed to Kansas State. USC was his 1st offer, and he visited last summer. Also camped at Clemson.

▪ USC target QB Colten Gauthier of Dacula, GA was offered by Iowa State.