9/23/2011 football Edit

Friday Recruiting Notes: One Top Ten Uncommitted

Jim Baxter

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The Class of 2012 prospect list from South Carolina continues to draw BCS

level offers, with 21 of the top 25 already committed and all but two with

offers on the table already.

The recent commitment of Fox Creek standout athlete Marty Williams to Clemson

leaves just one top ten player uncommitted. Of the state's top ten prospects,

two are headed to South Carolina, five are headed to Clemson, one to Alabama,

and one to Auburn. Of the Top Twenty Five, Clemson has eight commitments and

South Carolina just three. What does that mean in terms of in-state recruiting

for the two schools? We'll take a look at that in our recruiting breakdown in my

Monday Morning Recruiting Report on SCVarsity.com this coming Monday.

For now, here's a glimpse of the mid-season Top Twenty-Five list and where

they are headed. Keep in mind, as these players are evaluated during the season,

slight changes could take place in the rankings. Position changes of note:

Casey Gladney, WR, Columbia High School began the season ranked at No. 14 but

has moved all the way up to No. 2 in the rankings. He already had the skill set

and abilities but the strong work ethic we heard about this past summer has

really shown in his play. No longer does he take plays off and runs his motor

full tilt on both sides of the football. He has also become a better down-field

blocker, something that was missing from his skill set in the past couple of

seasons.

Marty Williams, DB, Fox Creek High School began the spring rankings at No.

17, the preseason rankings at No. 7, and has moved up to No. 5 on the mid-season

rankings. I think he is clearly one of the top defensive athletes in the state

and Clemson got a huge pick up with this young man's commitment this week.

You'll notice two players on the top twenty-five list with no offers; Gaffney

QB Joey Copeland is a first year starter and was unranked coming into the

season; he has jumped all the way to No. 17 in the Mid-season rankings and I

look for him to get multiple offers very soon. Gaffney LB Savon Dukes does not

have any "confirmed" offers, despite being one of the top linebackers

in the state. I'm unsure whether it is an academic issue at this point or not,

but will address this is the Monday Morning Recruiting Report after this weekend

is over.

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