South Carolina’s 2013 recruiting class has taken shape in the last few weeks and if the most recent additions are any indication, it could be one of the nation’s top overall hauls.
The SEC dominated the talk of draft night, along with Ryan Tannehill’s wife. And here are five potential impact players in the SEC and five potential busts to keep an eye on next year in the NFL:
Despite the slew of off-the-field distractions that have marred the program’s progress this spring, Georgia coach Mark Richt should be excited for the 2012 football season. Going in, Georgia is the likely favorite in the East:
This is year three for Derek Dooley at Tennessee, and this is absolutely his make or break year in front of the Vol faithful. Tennessee needs wins now, and another season like 2011, Dooley might not be around to see 2013:
Flip through a college football preseason magazine and you’re sure to see returning star quarterbacks Matt Barkley and Landry Jones, leaders of the heralded offenses at BCS big wigs Southern Cal and Oklahoma, but a quiet LSU team is ready to bring noise in 2012:
In a few weeks, Marcus Lattimore will test his surgically-repaired right knee on the practice field in Columbia, shifting his way around cones and tackling dummies to test its versatility. And, moreover, Steve Spurrier will have to find a way to limit his carries for the long haul:
Nothing to fear Gamecock fans. Bruce is back. Hours after Frank Martin was introduced as South Carolina’s new head basketball coach Tuesday, Bruce Ellington appeared at football practice in shorts and a helmet. He ran drills with the first-teamers and as coach Steve Spurrier put it, “was one of the fastest guys out there.”
The Denver Broncos have reportedly won the Peyton Manning sweepstakes. John Elway, John Fox and a host of others out West will soon welcome the four-time MVP with open arms after two weeks of frequent flights, meetings and recruiting itineraries.
Known simply as Bruuuuuuuuuuce amongst the Garnet and Black-clad fans at Williams-Brice Stadium last season, shifty specialist and slot threat Bruce Ellington says he won’t play football any longer for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Former Georgia tight end Orson Charles was arrested early this morning and charged with a DUI in Athens, Georgia.
