What time five-star South Carolina commit Jordan Burch will sign next week
There was a date in place to when Jordan Burch will announce his choice and now there is a time.
The Hammond five-star defensive end will lock in his choice at 1 p.m. on Feb. 5 at a signing ceremony at the school, Hammond officials said Tuesday.
Burch committed South Carolina on Dec. 18, the first day of the early signing period, during a nationally-televised announcement in front of friends, classmates and media at Fawcett Gymnasium. Burch picked USC over Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and LSU.
Burch said LSU finished second and Clemson came in third.
“I feel like it was neck and neck until it came down to the commitment day,” Burch said at Under Armour All-American game.
But Burch never signed with USC because he wanted to sign with his other Hammond teammates. But speculation has grown if Burch will sign with the Gamecocks. 247Sports reported Burch made an unofficial visit to LSU this weekend.
Burch will be part of a big signing class at Hammond. Defensive tackle Alex Huntley committed to South Carolina but like Burch, didn’t sign in December. He took an official visit to Virginia in December and an unofficial to South Carolina last week. Most recruiting experts believe he will sign with USC.
Quarterback Jackson Muschamp, son of USC coach Will Muschamp, committed to Colorado State over the weekend, and will sign next week. Fabian Goodman will walk on with USC and linebacker Saul Diaz also is expected to sign.
“I really want to wait till February to sign with my teammates,” Burch said at Under Armour All-American game. “That was a big goal. I think the coaches understand because we do have two other commits that go to my school.
The 6-foot-5, 275-pound Burch is considered the No. 5 recruit in the country by 247Sports Composite (factoring in all rankings), No. 5 overall by ESPN and No. 17 by Rivals. He is the highest ranked prospect from the state of South Carolina since Clowney was No. 1 in the country in the Class of 2011.
Many recruiting experts think he has a good shot of playing in the NFL.
247Sports’ Charles Power compares Burch to San Diego defensive end Joey Bosa, while 247Sports’ Steve Wiltfong compares him to Jeffrey Simmons, who played at Mississippi State and is now with the Tennessee Titans.
“He is a guy who is a multiple and could have played all 22 positions at Hammond,” Wiltfong said. “He is a top-10 guy. And those guys, they have the whole bag. They have the flexibility, body control, power and stout at the point of attack. You hope he blossoms to the first-round pick we think he was. We think he is that good.”
Wiltfong also predicted a flip to LSU.
