Defensive end target from Georgia locks in South Carolina visit

Defensive end MJ Webb of Madison, Ga., has seen plenty of recruiters come through this school this spring, and next week he’s going to hit the road himself with a day trip with his coach to South Carolina.

Webb (6-3, 270) has offers from the Gamecocks and thinks highly of them at this point.

This spring coaches from USC, Clemson, LSU, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Kentucky, Michigan and Michigan State have been by his school. USC defensive line coach Lance Thompson was by to check in Webb and continues to impress upon him his need for him in Columbia.

“He’s just like, he wants to coach me, he wants to be my next coach at the next level and everything,” Webb said. “He’s like, I’m one of their top guys for their defensive line.”

Webb is planning to visit USC Wednesday, and he wants to tour the campus and get a closer look at the football facilities.

“I’m pretty big on South Carolina,” Webb said. “I could see myself playing in the garnet and black. I like the connection I have with the coaches and all. I’m going to get back over there a lot this summer and try and get a better feel for the campus, hang out with the players more and just see how it goes from there.”

Webb plans to visit Auburn for the Big Cat Weekend. He’s also going to Ole Miss and Mississippi this summer.

Webb spent a full day at Clemson in April, spending about nine hours to see everything he could about the football program and the academic side of campus. Tiger recruiters Marion Hobby and Tony Elliott have been through his school and they continue to express their interest as well.

Webb also has offers from Auburn, Georgia, Georgia Tech, LSU, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Michigan State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Florida State, Kentucky and others. He does not have a favorites list but he said Georgia Tech is coming after him pretty hard.

“I feel good about Georgia Tech,” he said without calling Tech a favorite. He cited his longstanding relationship with the Yellow Jackets’ staff as a key factor in his feelings toward them.

Webb was going to wait until signing day on a decision, but he said now he will make his call either before or after his senior season.

Guidry still interested

Former USC commitment WR Stephen Guidry of Hinds Community College (Mississippi) said he still has a lot of interest in the Gamecocks despite decommitting.

“My family thought it was too early to commit,” Guidry said in explaining why he decommitted.

He said he’s not heard from the Gamecocks since the broken pledge. He is hearing from Alabama, LSU, Iowa State, Mississippi State and Louisiana-Lafeyette. He plans to visit Alabama May 16 and he’s going to Auburn June 4. Both visits are unofficial. He also plans to visit Georgia in July.

Notes

▪  USC RB target Chase Hayden of Collierville, Tenn., was offered by Florida Thursday. Some of his other offers are Michigan, Tennessee, Arkansas, Arizona, Louisville, Vanderbilt and Oklahoma State.

▪  California QB Braxton Burmeister committed (for the second time) to Arizona on Friday. He also considered USC, Utah, Indiana and Washington.

▪  Class of 2018 DE Xavier Thomas of Wilson attended the Will Muschamp Spurs Up Tour stop in Florence Thursday night.

▪  Wren QB Jay Urich was offered Thursday by Western Carolina. He is a USC target.

This story was originally published May 13, 2016 at 9:09 PM with the headline "Defensive end target from Georgia locks in South Carolina visit."