Gamecocks commit transferring out of state that won’t hold football this fall
South Carolina commitment linebacker Bryce Steele, a native of Raleigh who has been attending school in Richmond, Virginia, announced Saturday he will return to his hometown for the fall semester with the hope of playing a football season. And then he will graduate and enroll at USC in January.
This move by Steele comes after the high school association in Virginia announced last week there would be no football in that state in the fall. Steele wrote about his decision on Twitter:
“I’d like to thank the Episcopal High School community for the support and guidance given to me as a student athlete. I will be attending Millbrook High School in Raleigh, North Carolina for my senior year of high school and enrolling at the University of South Carolina in January.”
The Gamecocks have another commitment in Virginia, defensive end George Wilson. According to his coach, Wilson is not graduating in December, and the hope is they will have their football season in the spring.
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One time South Carolina target defensive Marlin Dean (6-foot-5, 265 pounds) of Elberton, Georgia decommitted from Georgia Saturday, and he said the Gamecocks are once again an option for him.
“I want to thank the University of Georgia for giving me the opportunity to play at a high level, but after having a sit down with family this was the best decision for me. I have decided to decommit an open my recruitment,” Dean wrote.
He visited USC for a junior day in late January and was high on the Gamecocks at that point. Some of his other offers are Florida State, Auburn, Colorado, West Virginia, Michigan State, East Carolina and Georgia Tech.
▪ Linebacker Thomas Davis (6-3 223) of Valdosta, Georgia named a top three of USC, Miami and Florida State. Davis is a former Mississippi State commitment.
▪ South Carolina defensive back target Javon Bullard of Milledgeville, Georgia was offered by Purdue.
▪ Gamecocks linebacker target Tavereon Martin-Scott of Dodge City Community College in Kansas was offered by Houston. Martin-Scott said he remains in contact with the Gamecocks.
▪ USC tight end target Bryson Nesbit of Charlotte was offered by Ole Miss.
▪ Gamecocks offensive line target Anthony Belton of Georgia Military College was offered by Houston.
▪ Starke, Florida cornerback Dontae Balfour, who has been favoring South Carolina, was offered by Ole Miss.
▪ USC offered 2022 running back Tevin White (6-foot-1, 190 pounds) of Stafford, Virginia. He’s rated as a four-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite and the No. 13 RB nationally in his class. Some of his other offers are Michigan State, Kansas State, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Boston College, Maryland, Pitt, Virginia, Duke, Indiana, Georgia and Penn State.
▪ USC offered 2022 offensive tackle Jacob Hood (6-8 350) of Nashville. He has not yet been rated or ranked. He also reports offers from Kentucky, Baylor, Kansas, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Ole Miss and Eastern Kentucky.
This story was originally published July 19, 2020 at 5:10 PM.