TJ Sanders provided some July 4th fireworks for South Carolina gamecocks.
About four months after getting an offer, the three-star defensive tackle at Marion (SC) High School announced his engagement. NC State, Vanderbilt, and West Virginia were also considered.
Sanders visited South Carolina in February for a spring practice and was offered before leaving. Coach Will Muschamp and defensive line coach Tracy rocker He immediately made it a priority for the recruiting class of 2021.
Both coaches made a good first impression.
“I feel like I can relate to (Muschamp),” Sanders said after the visit.
“We were connecting. She was talking to me as if there was a bond and a friendship that was already built. It was easy to talk to him.
Rocker’s mindless approach suits him.
“It will keep him real with you,” Sanders said. “It gets tough, but it’s for a reason. I don’t want a soft defensive line coach, so he was doing his job (the right way). “
South Carolina state’s No. 6 prospect is ranked 37th among all defensive tackle in the country. Six months ago, he was a under-the-radar recruit, coming off his first football season in high school.
“I wasn’t expecting (the offer), to be honest, I just thought I was going to see them practice,” Sanders said. “Coach (Drew) Hughes invited me to practice (the week before). … Throughout (that) week, all the coaches started following me, like Coach (defensive line) Rocker and a lot of the player staff recruiters and all that. Then the head coach followed, Coach Muschamp.
Sanders joins three stars Nicholas barrett (Goldsboro, NC) as the defensive lineman’s second commitment to the South Carolina 2021 class. With Sanders now on board, the Gamecocks go from 43 to 37 in the country.
Your team’s score is now 163.09 after starting the day at 155.73.
A handful of defensive linemen remain on target, including Kelvin Gilliam (Highland Springs, Virginia), Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins (Gaffney, SC) and the Florida commitment Justus boone (Sumter, SC).
