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Poll Question of the Week:
Oddsmakers have made Georgia a 10.5 point favorite over
#Clemson
for the season opener in Atlanta. As of today, what play would you make?
Take Clemson and points
87
Take Georgia lay points
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Calipari on
#Gamecocks
. "They are the best defensive team in our league. That's saying something."
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Swinney on the last touchdown: “We just handed the ball off up the middle, I can’t help they didn’t tackle him.”
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Beamer: Said he's been contacted by a lot of Portal QBs who want a starting guarantee, and he said he's told each one no, they can come in and compete, and he would never promise a starting job in advance at any position, and he has a lot of confidence in Sellers and Reno.…
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The
#Clemson
games notes on the Palmetto Bowl included a comparison of the two football programs.
#Gamecocks
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Have confirmed thru his mom that
#Gamecocks
WR OrTre Smith is returning to the team after opting out for Covid reasons. He has been fully involved in the program since his recovery and is committed to moving forward with Shane Beamer.
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#STRecruiting
: North Texas transfer RB Oscar Adaway tells us tonight he has committed to
#Gamecocks
. Made his official visit with USC last weekend. Story up shortly at .
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#STRecruiting
: Southern Cal transfer QB Malachi Nelson tells us he has interest in
#Gamecocks
. Said he's impressed by what they've done developing quarterbacks.
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Doty: "I'm 110% committed to South Carolina. My recruitment is over. The only visits I will take will be with the
#Gamecocks
."
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Jackie Bradley Jr.'s homer in the 8th gives him 10 RBIs in the postseason. Do we dare call him Mr. Cocktober???
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#Gamecocks
Beamer on his unsportsmanlike conduct penalty: Sometimes the officials want to make the game about themselves. Thank God for the officials we have in the SEC. We got talked to more tonight than we got talked to the entire conference season
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Muschamp: QB Dakereon Joyner did some work with the 1s today.
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#STRecruiting
: 6-6 Zion Williamson of Spartanburg Day will make an unofficial visit to USC for this Saturday night's football game.
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Swinney said they are not going to recruit junior college players, they are not going to recruit out of the portal. Said they are not just trying to get guys, but great guys, ones who fit, ones who love ball, value education, won't to be coached, want to grow as a man.
#Clemson
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The family of the late
#Gamecocks
QB Phil Petty visited the football facilities on Friday including taking in the practice in the indoor facility.
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2019 South Carolina Mr. Football Finalists:
QB Noah Bell, Saluda
QB Mikele Colasurdo, Chapman
QB Luke Doty, Myrtle Beach
RB Rahjai Harris, Byrnes
WR Jalin Hyatt, Dutch Fork
RB Duane Martin, Laurens
QB Tyler Venables, Daniel
Winner announced at Touchstone Energy Bowl Dec. 14
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Steve Spurrier rocking the Gamecocks tie at the Heisman ceremony.
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#Clemson
HC Swinney on Beamer: I think they made a good hire .... I consider him a friend. I know it's our rival but I have a lot of respect for him as a father and a man .... Spoke with Beamer last week and encouraged him to be himself and surround himself w/good people
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Dillon T Josiah Thompson has been named Mr. Football SC at halftime of the
@NorthSouthFB
game, just the second offensive lineman to win the award
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#STRecruiting
: 2019 USC QB commit Ryan Hilinski has received an invite to play in the US Army All-American Game.
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We're not here to preach, that's not our thing, but maybe fans on both sides should stare at this picture for a bit and just think about it.
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#STRecruiting
:
#Gamecocks
commitment OL Issiah Walker of Miami said he's 100% with his commitment following another visit over the weekend. He said he's finished with official visits for now, doesn't foresee a scenario where he would flip from the Gamecocks.
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Just announced classes here at UNC are cancelled tomorrow due to weather, and that includes the fake ones, too.
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#STRecruiting
:
#Gamecocks
coach Will Muschamp had in home visit Sunday night with CB Chris Steele in California.
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#STRecruiting
: Zion Williamson will be at USC Sunday for unofficial visit his mom confirmed.
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Per ESPN: Friday's
@CoastalFootball
vs. Kansas game drew a viewership of 1.3 million. The Chanticleers' win was ESPN2's most-viewed CFB game in 2 years.
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Dawn Staley: I envisioned this program winning SEC Championships and an NCAA championship, but I didn't envision the atmosphere in our arena. Our fans have done something special …. We did some marketing, but our fans "mom and popped it" and got their friends to come, too
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It looks like new USF coach Jeff Scott is going to hire former
#Clemson
star DL Daquan Bowers for his staff, and possibly Xavier Brewer as well. Both work at Clemson.
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#STRecruiting
: Ryan Hilinski said he's going to work out with DB Chris Steele on Thursday. Hilinski says Steele will sign on December 19th and will announce at the All-America Game. Hilinski says it's down to South Carolina or Florida for Steele.
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BREAKING:
#Clemson
starting DT Dexter Lawrence and backups TE Braden Galloway and C Zach Giella all tested positive for an illegal substance called Ostarine, a performance-enhancing drug.
Pending a B sample or a successful appeal, all three players will miss the Cotton Bowl.
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One of our callers just suggested naming the
@SCHSL
football championship trophy after the late John McKissick
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Ellis Johnson believes there isn't a better program of taking a player on the field and getting the most out them than what Will Muschamp is doing at USC.
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Deion Sanders on the
#Gamecocks
broadcast. said his youger son 2021 QB Shedeur is with him on the visit to see older son Shilo play. Indicated Shedeur is very interested in Gamecocks and Shilo is having good experience so far.
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#Clemson
's recent domination of
#Gamecocks
in the major male sports continues...3 wins in a row in basketball, 5 in a row in football and 4 straight series wins in baseball.
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Muschamp on if he thinks Gamecock fans have the patience to allow him to build a championship level program: "Patience is something I don't have. I'm not a patient person and I don't want our fanbase to be patient either."
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#STRecruiting
: Source tells us this newest
#Gamecocks
commitment will be one of the highest rated prospects in the class, if not the highest rated.
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#STRecruiting
: USC commitment Bryce Thompson, who took an official visit to Marshall last weekend, said he's shutting down his recruiting and plans to sign with the Gamecocks February 7th.
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COMMENTARY: USC need to remember that actions speak louder than words
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#STRecruiting
: CB Chris Steele of Bellflower, CA told Rivals he will have an in home visit with USC
#Gamecocks
Monday. The Gamecocks are on his short list with Southern Cal, UCLA, Oklahoma, Florida and Oregon.
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#STRecruiting
: Vanderbilt transfer WR Jayden McGowan, who committed to
#Gamecocks
but did not sign today, shared this statement with us this afternoon:
"I'm not sure how to go about this situation now that people are lying and saying I asked sc for more money after I committed…
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Beamer: When you score twice on defense, you ought to win. Our guys left everything out there. We were down 12 guys that had played against Clemson that didn't play tonight. I want to thank the
#Gamecocks
fans that came down here. What an environment. Best fanbase in the country
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A suggestion for the SEC and ACC: Announce you are going to play, announce you are increasing scholarship total per team for 2020 to 90, and announce Big Ten transfers are immediately eligible.
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With today loss
#Clemson
has failed to advance out of the last five regionals they have hosted.
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#STRecruiting
: 6-7 Zion Williamson of Spartanburg Day is headed to NYC for Sweet 16 games tonight per source on his flight.
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Scarnecchia said Connor Shaw and Stephen Garcia both “hit him up” to congratulate him after the game.
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Zia Cooke at the podium.
"I know we're going to come back stronger and harder next year."
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From ESPN PR: Michigan vs. South Carolina (Noon, ESPN2) had an audience of 5,050,000 viewers, up 79% from the 2015 Outback Bowl, the last time the game aired on ESPN2. It is the second most-viewed Outback Bowl on ESPN2
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#STRecruiting
: GamecockCentral reported RB Eric Gray of Memphis, the Gatorade Player of the Year in Tennessee and a former Michigan commitment, will take an official visit to USC
#Gamecocks
this weekend. He rushed for 2500 yards and 40 touchdowns this season.
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#Gamecocks
will be announcing a "proposed major development project" Tuesday morning. AD Ray Tanner is to brief the media on Tuesday.
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#STRecruiting
: According to his father, WR Micah White (6-5 190) of Milton, GA is decommitting from Kentucky and plans to accept a PWO offer from USC
#Gamecocks
. The family used to live in Columbia and Bryan McClendon recently reached out to White with the PWO offer.
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#STRecruiting
: Just talked with Nyck Harbor's father Azuka at the school. He tells us nothing is set yet. He said Nyck and his mother have gone off to talk in a separate area and he's waiting for them to come out. He said reports of this being a bidding war are not true. He
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Swinney: "This is probably the most disappointing day I've had in 14 years as a head coach around here."
#Clemson
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Former
#Gamecocks
QB Steve Taneyhill on key players for SC: Shi Smith has been underutilized. He has 30+ catches and he should have 70+. He's one of the few Gamecocks that can stretch a defense and they don't use that skill often enough. I sure did when I coached him (at Union)
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Mr. Football in SC for 2022 is Zavier McLeod.
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#STRecruiting
: Just touched base with DE Dylan Stewart who said he's still on his official visit with
#Gamecocks
and would not depart until later tonight.
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A source told us early Sunday morning the wheels are in motion for Oklahoma assistant head coach Shane Beamer to be
#Gamecocks
next head coach. According to our info, Beamer is prepared to accept a 4 year deal at 3 million per. We are assuming university president and board
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#Gamecocks
QB Rattler: We're not happy about a loss, but I told our guys to keep their heads high. We went toe-to-toe with the two-time defending champions .... We're tough, we've got grit. We just have to be smarter
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Asked Dabo Swinney if he has a message for those alleging nefarious things about the positive test: he says he has no message, people can say what they want to say, Says Dexter is “one of the sweetest human beings I’ve been around”, and he has “no problem having his back”.
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#STRecruiting
:
#Gamecocks
commitment WR Mike Wyman of Greensboro, NC said he has shut down his recruiting and will not take any more visits other than to USC. He visited last weekend.
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Staley says she and former
#Gamecocks
football coach Steve Spurrier stay in touch and he's always been supportive. They've often discussed how to handle coaching at USC b/c it's not easy. One loss, and the bottom falls out!
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In an interview tonight on SportsTalk, Azuka Harbor, father of
#Gamecocks
signee Nyck Harbor, said Tuesday night his son had decided on Oregon, but overnight and Wednesday morning he had a change of heart and decided on USC.
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#STRecruiting
: Wake Forest transfer RB Christian Beal-Smith (5-10 200) confirmed he has committed to
#Gamecocks
.
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#Gamecocks
Beamer: We had guys at halftime, the things they had to do in the locker room just to get back out there and play, I hope it's evident how much these guys are giving out there
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Paris on
#Gamecocks
future: It's a real challenge to get back to this tournament. But from a foundation standpoint, on paper, I really like what it looks like. I like the culture we've developed and respond to coaching. I love South Carolina and the people here
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#STRecruiting
: James Madison transfer WR Elijah Sarratt (6-2 207) is drawing
#Gamecocks
interest since entering the Portal middle of December. This season he had 82 catches for 1191 yards and 8 touchdowns. He's a native of Stafford, VA and a started his career at Saint Francis.
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A source in the world of football agents and with knowledge within the NFLPA tells us
#Gamecocks
CB Cam Smith signed on November 26th with agents Zac Hiller & Matthew Leist of the agency Loyalty Above All, thus ending his college career. Smith is projected as a first-round pick.
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#STRecruiting
: Ryan Hilinski says "there's some good news coming" involving
#Gamecocks
Offensive Coordinator Bryan McClendon. A tease of something to come, it appears.
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#Clemson
Co-Offensive Coordinator Jeff Scott on always being at a bowl game on his birthday (yesterday): "It's been a good thing, except for the four years when my dad was coaching at South Carolina we've been at a bowl game"
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#Gamecocks
WR Bryan Edwards on if he ever hears "transfer talk" among teammates: Not here. I'm a ballplayer. I came to play. I'm not thinking about sitting out
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Congrats to
@MarcusLattimore
for winning his first HS game as Heathwood Hall beats Oakbrook Prep 42-7
#Gamecocks
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#STRecruiting
:
#Gamecocks
commitment DE Zavion Hardy said he's not heard back today from the NCAA Clearinghouse, so he will not sign until February 1st. Hardy said he remains locked in with the Gamecocks.
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Beamer to the media as he's walking out of his press conference: "Clemson win? They did? Wow."
#Gamecocks
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#STRecruiting
:
#Gamecocks
commitment CB Jalewis Solomon of Ellaville, GA confirmed his plans to sign with the Gamecocks next week. He's been committed since mid-October after decommitting from Auburn. Florida State made a strong push to turn him.
It’s all over. South Carolina I love y’all❤️
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#Gamecocks
freshman pitcher Brett Kerry has 18 strikeouts in 9.1 innings of work, and has allowed just 4 hits, 0 walks and 0 runs.
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#STRecruiting
:
#Gamecocks
will get a visit from LB Zayden Walker (6-3 220) of Ellaville, GA on February 3rd.
2025 5-star LB Zayden Walker will visit Georgia, FSU, Miami and South Carolina over the next four weeks, he tells
@ChadSimmons_
‼️
Read:
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#STRecruiting
: OT Michael Carroll (6-6 292) of Doylestown, PA plans to visit
#Gamecocks
this Saturday.
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#STRecruiting
: According to TheBigSpur, Hammond DE Jordan Burch is scheduled to take his official visit to USC
#Gamecocks
this weekend.
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#STRecruiting
: CB Shilo Sanders, just back from the Under Armour Game, said nothing's changed with his recruiting,
#Gamecocks
still lead, he will visit Tennessee this weekend, he's not sure when Will Muschamp will make his in home visit, and not sure when he'll announce.
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#STRecruiting
: Florida State transfer INF Jordan Carrion announced a commitment to
#Gamecocks
. He started 103 games in two seasons with the Seminoles and hit .273 with 2 homers, 20 doubles and 54 RBIs. He's a career .936 fielder.
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Coastal Carolina football coach Jamey Chadwell anticipates 80-85% of his seniors returning next season. Chadwell told us defensive lineman Tarron Jackson and running back CJ Marable will move on to the NFL but most plan to return
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#Gamecocks
head coach Dawn Staley: Every game, Mrs. Boston (Aliyah's mother) sends us a scripture.
About 6:44, she sent me a text, "I told you."
I'm happy we have a prayer warrior like Mrs. Boston
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Potential good news for
#Gamecocks
, a pro football source tells us WR Josh Vann turned down an invitation to play in NFLPA All-Star Game, an indication he plans to return to USC for 2022 per the source.
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Our condolences to former Coastal Carolina football coach David Bennett on the loss of his wife Melanie who passed away after a lengthy bout with cancer.
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#STRecruiting
: Just to start an argument, and if you haven't noticed this, using the Rivals' rankings,
#Clemson
's class would be 5th in the SEC, and USC
#Gamecocks
class would 3rd in the ACC.
#rageon
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#STRecruiting
: USC commitment OL Jordan Rhodes of Fairburn, GA said he cancelled visit to Missouri for this weekend and is done. 100% USC.
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Source tonight tells us the transfer of DE Trajan Jeffcoat to
#Gamecocks
is not yet dead despite his commitment to Arkansas. Jeffcoat has not started classes, and there is still an effort to get him in at USC. We hope to have more info on this Wednesday.
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#STRecruiting
: For the followers of Muschamp's Spurs Up alerts, Huntley said he didn't commit officially until today, so the 3rd Spurs Up Friday night from Muschamp remains publicly unaccounted for.
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#Clemson
HC Dabo Swinney announces DE Clelin Ferrell, DE Austin Bryant, CB Mark Fields & LB Kendall Joseph will all return for the 2018 season with the Tigers
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SCHSL realingment 5A:
1 Dorman High School 3,106
2 Carolina Forest High School 2,800
3 Summerville High School 2,623
4 James F. Byrnes High School 2,540
5 Spring Valley High School 2,502
6 Stratford High School 2,312
7 Ashley Ridge High School 2,300
8 Boiling Springs High School…
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USC placekicker Elliott Fry, the school's all-time leading scorer, has been invited to a mini-camp with Tampa Bay.
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#Clemson
's Trevor Lawrence said Kelly Bryant texted to wish him a Happy Birthday, the two have chatted a bit, & Trevor congratulated Kelly on making his decision to go to Missouri.
Lawrence said he didn't want the circumstances of KB's departure to affect their relationship.
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#STRecruiting
: Understand that today's Beamer commitment alert plans to go public Wednesday.
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#STRecruiting
: Confirmed thru his coach that LB Desmond Tisdol of Rochelle, GA plans to visit USC
#Gamecocks
Saturday.
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#Clemson
2019 Schedule:
Aug. 29 GEORGIA TECH (Thurs.)
Sept. 7 TEXAS A&M
Sept. 14 @ Syracuse
Sept. 21 CHARLOTTE
Sept. 28 @ North Carolina
Oct. 12 FLORIDA STATE
Oct. 19 @ Louisville
Oct. 26 BOSTON COLLEGE
Nov. 2 WOFFORD
Nov. 9 @ NC State
Nov. 16 WAKE FOREST
Nov. 30 @ South Carolina
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