On Tuesday, Shane Beamer addressed what remains for the South Carolina Gamecocks on the recruiting trail.
The defensive back remains an area of emphasis, although the South Carolina team added two during the initial signing periodMarcellas Dial and Isaiah Norris) A third party was brought in from the NCAA Transfer Portal (David Spaulding – South Georgia).
“We keep looking to add, maybe a few more guys in the final stretch, in that defensive position in the back,” said Beamer.
In addition, Beamer did not disclose the specific numbers remaining in other positions on the team. Part of this, he noted, can be determined in the future, as his team evaluates his current list of players.
“As the coaches enter here, really find out exactly what we have,” said Beamer. “Because you look at him now, like the 10 coaches on the field, Mike (Peterson) and Des (Kitchings) were the only ones who were here last year, so it’s really about the coach (Clayton) White, coach (Marcus) Satterfield, coach (Pete) Lembo and all of our coaches having an idea of what we have in the program and how they fit into the systems and schemes that we’re managing, so in what positions do we need more bodies?
“Defensive system of Coach White than coach (Will) Muschampof the defensive system in several ways, considering that you had x-number of scholarships you wanted in each position for the defense last year, which may be a little different for the defense this year, so on and so forth offense too. “
South Carolina has added 14 players to the list since Beamer was hired in December. Five enrolled outside high school or college. Five were transferred from four-year schools. Currently, two high school candidates are listed as appointments.
And here’s room for more, before Gamecocks start Year 1 under Beamer.
“We will continue to add depth to this list, there is no doubt about it, but a lot of it – you hear NFL teams talk about positions of need or best available player,” said Beamer. “We are certainly in that boat now with all of this, positions that we would like to increase a little bit, depending on how things are going with the guys we have here, but also trying to find the best players who can help us immediately too. “