South Carolina Football: #WelcomeHome Big-time recruits loved their visits to Columbia

South Carolina football started spring practice this week. With that, recruiting visits have picked up. Prospects from all over the country want to check out their prospective schools’ practices to catch a glimpse of what it might be like to join each program. This weekend, the University of South Carolina hosted numerous big-time recruits. Sam Serbay, South Carolina’s Director of Recruiting Communications and Player Personnel for Offensive Linemen, indicated that offensive and defensive linemen would be the theme of the weekend. Based on the visits, he was right.

KingJoseph Edwards is a big athlete who plays both tight end and EDGE. It is believed that he has been primarily recruited as an EDGE player, but he enjoys playing on the offensive side of the football. Edwards, a 4-star 2024 prospect, indicated on social media that he is strongly considering the Gamecocks and has been having a great visit so far. The Georgia native has offers from most of the country.

Dontrell Glover, a 2025 offensive lineman, is also on campus. Glover is a 4-star player who will likely play on the interior of the offensive line. Glover is another Georgia native, and he has recently seen his recruiting pick up. Over the last month, Glover has received at least ten new offers, including one from the University of South Carolina.

Kam Franklin, a 5-star Mississippi native, is a big-time defensive line prospect in the 2024 class. “Big Kam” seems to be favoring staying in the southeast, as his most recent visits were to Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Auburn, Florida State, and now South Carolina. He is also scheduled to visit Miami and Texas A&M soon. In an interview with scorebooklive.com, Franklin said he was “excited” about his visit to Columbia.

In-state defensive lineman Marcus Downs, who does not yet have a Carolina offer, has been trending positively in the recruiting rankings and has added some big-time offers of late. His time on campus this weekend was also an enjoyable one.

More linemen were on campus this weekend, as well. Greenville High’s Blake Franks (2024 interior offensive lineman deciding between South Carolina, Clemson, and Auburn), 5-star Charlotte native David Sanders (one of the top 2025 offensive tackles in the country), and a bevy of other names joined Edwards, Glover, Franklin, and Downs as visitors.

No team can possibly win in the SEC without having solid play up front on both lines of scrimmage. If this weekend’s visitor list is any indication, Gamecock Nation won’t have to worry about the #TRENCHES anytime soon.

4-star athlete Kam Mikell was also on campus visiting with the big fellas. Mikell is an athlete who plays all over for Statesboro High School.

Saturday night, Coach Shane Beamer dropped a #WelcomeHome indicating that a player privately committed during the weekend. No news has broken regarding who the mystery commitment is, but with the talent that was on campus, it is sure to be name worth being excited about.