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South Carolina recruiting

ATH Vicari Swain, South Carolina (No. 51) – Swain is one of the twitchiest defenders in the 2023 cycle. The Carrollton, Georgia native posted an eye-popping 11’6″ broad jump (in socks!) back at the Atlanta Under Armour Camp in February. Swain continued to show that explosiveness as a senior, making big plays as a defensive back and receiver. The athleticism and ball skills register on the high end among potential defensive backs it the cycle.

QB LaNorris Sellers — Signed with South Carolina​

On300 ranking: No. 95
Next highest ranking: Three-star (247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals)
Industry Comparison
“You could argue LaNorris Sellers had the best senior season of any quarterback in this cycle… I think he finished with 67 touchdowns and two picks, led his team to its first state championship ever. He’s 6-foot-3, 220 pounds with a big arm, can stretch the field vertically, has tangible velocity across the middle of the field… He has outstanding balance at that size… He’s tough to tackle, a really dangerous runner between the tackles and on scrambles. I think he ran for 1,300 yards and over 20 touchdowns this year. He really has some impressive playmaking ability when things break down. He’s very creative and he can do a lot of different things… He has a lot of positive indicators as a prospect and was also the MVP of the Shrine Bowl, the all-star game between South Carolina and North Carolina, in December.” — On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings Charles Power

https://www.on3.com/news/on3-outliers-2023-recruits-on3-ranks-higher-than-the-industry-2/

Our FCS transfers coming; I LIKE this trend

I may hate the portal, but that’s another thread. Beamer has to find a way to win with it. We have quietly gotten a trend of FCS transfers who end up starting and playing well for us. Just landed 2 more, O linemen from Yale and Western Illinois.

These guys have a chip on their shoulders and will bring a WAY different attitude than, say, a former highly recruited Power 5 guy who didnt work out as he hoped at an SEC, Big10, etc program.

To try to see it in an optimistic light, maybe all these boosters throwing $$$$$ at NIL will burnout after seeing only 1 team gets a NC every year and they wasted a lot of $$. And maybe using FCS and G5 as a farm system and brining in guys who see South Carolina as TRULY a “step up” will build a great culture here that we win with. We’ve had FCS starters come in and do great things after taking them from Gardner-Webb, James Madison, East Tennessee State, St. Francis, and others. Probably way better than taking disgruntled backups from power programs

2023 Early Enrollees

This past week classes started for the Spring Semester at the University of South Carolina and I can report the full list of 2023 recruits who are already on campus and expected to participate in spring ball. This is in addition to all the transfer portal folks, who all have told me thus far that they'll enroll this month.


Freshman Early Enrollees:

TE Connor Cox
EDGE Desmond Umeozulu
OL Markee Anderson
DB Cameron Upshaw
EDGE Monteque Rhames
DB Jalon Kilgore
QB LaNorris Sellers
DL Xzavier McLeod
DB Judge Collier
TE Reid Mikeska
LB Pup Howard

Also, not a freshman, but JUCO DL Elijah Davis is enrolled already too.

Instant Karma going to get you Arkansas

Razorbacks Losing Games is One Thing, but Being Classless While Doing It is Another​

Story by Kent Smith • 15h ago
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No matter how many stars, no matter the NBA lottery status, the antics against Vanderbilt have to be addressed by Eric Musselman
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Are the Arkansas Razorbacks the bad guys now?
That was the discussion in the room as guard Anthony Black turned to the Vanderbilt bench, formed a sad face, and made crying motions not once, but twice after getting away with what clearly should have been a technical.



"I'm not even sure I who I want to cheer for now," one fan quipped before eventually leaving the room.
Such was the conflict in many homes and online after watching things unfold late in the first half of the Arkansas-Vanderbilt game Saturday afternoon.
Arkansas has been a team that has had to face a perception of being soft both physically and mentally on the court and SEC teams have picked up on that notion. As a result, opponents have played them rough and while devoting a great deal of time to jawing, especially toward Black.
Razorback fans have openly called for more toughness and fight to more accurately replicate the attitude of the people across the state the jersey represents. What they haven't called for is what Black did in initiating a series of events that nearly sent the game spiraling out of control.
With under a minute left, Black knocked down a lay-up to put Arkansas up 37-32 while being fouled.
An emotional response of excitement and determination was warranted. Instead, Black turned to his right and stepped forward a couple of times so he could stand over Quentin Millora-Brown, look down on him and start talking trash in an attempt to embarrass Millora-Brown on national television.
It's something Black has done before and it doesn't appear to have been addressed.
Vanderbilt's Ezra Manjon pushed Black from standing atop his teammate in anger at what was being done. That caused Razorback guard Davonte Davis, who doesn't appear to have seen Black deliberately go out of his way to stand over Millora-Brown, to come to his teammate's defense.
What Davis did is fully within the boundaries of what Arkansas fans are typically OK with as far as actions from Razorback players.
The look on his face was a dangerous one. Davis intended to legitimately hurt Manjon and it would have been bad in every way if a referee hadn't stepped between the two.

A referee separates Arkansas guard Davonte Davis (4) and Vanderbilt guard Ezra Manjon (5) as the two teams get into a scrum during the first half at Memorial Gymnasium. (George Walker IV / USA TODAY Sports)
A referee separates Arkansas guard Davonte Davis (4) and Vanderbilt guard Ezra Manjon (5) as the two teams get into a scrum during the first half at Memorial Gymnasium. (George Walker IV / USA TODAY Sports)© Provided by All Hogs on FanNation
He may be the smallest on the floor and has perhaps the most affable nature of anyone on the team, but he's also the last Razorback anyone should dare mess with.
Black trying to demean another human the way he did was bad enough, but had Davis been ejected or perhaps even faced criminal charges for what he was about to do in Black's defense would have been unforgivable.
Shortly after, Black verbally went after a Vanderbilt coach who rightfully saved Black from himself by easing him away from the scrum of players.
While Black's intimidation tactic was shameful, it could have been addressed after the game if it ended there. However, what he did next deserved immediate benching.
While on his way to shoot free throws, Black looked to the Vanderbilt bench, formed his best sad face and started moving his hands in the international symbol for a baby crying. That bench included a seething Jerry Stackhouse who had just received a technical for exploding at the notion that his players had received technical fouls while Black got off scot-free.

Vanderbilt head coach Jerry Stackhouse argues a referee's decision to call technicals on his players while not calling a technical on Arkansas guard Anthony Black during an altercation during the first half of the game against Arkansas at Memorial Gymnasium. (George Walker IV / USA TODAY Sports)
Vanderbilt head coach Jerry Stackhouse argues a referee's decision to call technicals on his players while not calling a technical on Arkansas guard Anthony Black during an altercation during the first half of the game against Arkansas at Memorial Gymnasium. (George Walker IV / USA TODAY Sports)© Provided by All Hogs on FanNation
Black followed up the series of classless actions by staring down the Vanderbilt bench and making the crying motions again.
Arkansas coach Eric Musselman can be forgiven for not addressing this during the game. Because of the unfortunate design of Vanderbilt's court, he had the worst possible vantage point.
It's hard to tell from there that Black had intentionally stepped over Millora-Brown. It was also impossible to see what Black was doing to the Vanderbilt bench.
This whole series of events mimics of the dynamic of an elementary kid who gets picked on trying to do the same thing in return to kids he or she thinks might be weaker.


Related video: 011423-Eric Musselman-Vanderbilt (All Hogs on FanNation)



Even if it were culturally acceptable, Arkansas is not good enough to stand over people and try to show them up. It reeks of the guy who gets up pounding his chest and screaming after finally making a routine tackle in a 49-0 blowout.
There is already a growing irritation over hearing commentators incessantly recite how highly rated these players are each game and how everyone's an NBA draft pick.
Adding classless bravado to piling losses and underwhelming performances isn't a formula for success.
Play hard.
Show energy.
Don't let teams push you around.
Block out the noise.
Represent the state of Arkansas with grit and class.
That's the Razorback way.
And today wasn't it.
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