4-star South Carolina football target ready to announce commitment later this week

South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer hired a new director of player personnel and recruiting on Monday night as USC alum and former Oregon Ducks and Auburn Tigers recruiting staffer Darren Uscher will take over the job previously held by Taylor Edwards.

Though he won't have had much to do with the recruitment, Uscher is hoping to receive his first commitment of his time in charge of the South Carolina football recruiting efforts.

On Thursday, July 11th, a major USC target is set to announce his college decision. 4-star wide receiver Lex Cyrus, a native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, will make his decision between the South Carolina Gamecocks and Penn State Nittany Lions in a ceremony at Susquehanna Township High School at 3:00 PM ET.

Penn State has been viewed as the heavy favorite for most of Cyrus' recruitment, but the Gamecocks have given the talented playmaker plenty to think about over the past couple of months, making things at least somewhat interesting ahead of his announcement this week.

As a player, Cyrus is a menace with the ball in his hands. On tape, he has speed and quickness that jump off the screen as defenders never can seem to take proper angles on him in pursuit. He accelerates to top speed quickly, and his vision allows him to leverage his quickness and straight-line speed to maximum potential.

Cyrus is small (listed between 5'10" and 5'11" and under 180 pounds), so his ability to hold up to the physicality of college football is a concern for some. However, players with his skillset often do not take many big hits thanks to their elusiveness as defenders are lucky just to get their hands on them, let alone make them pay for their lack of size.

You can watch some of his film here.