Jadeveon Clowney - Loads of Clowney reaction here and here, but it's really all about Clowney being a fire-breathing Rock Hill rock monster coming after the Dabo-cats. All hail Freek! SCHNARF!The Gamecocks, who won their first SEC East Division title and played in their first conference championship game last season, just landed the No. 1 recruit in the country: Jadeveon Clowney.Even in the uncertain world of recruiting, Clowney is viewed as a difference-maker. He’s a 6-5 defensive end — I’ve seen his weight listed at anywhere from 235 to 252 pounds — who joins a program that generally has had solid defenses. He had 57 sacks in his last two seasons. His arrival follows last year’s addition of running back Marcus Lattimore, who was the biggest key to Steve Spurrier’s offense.It would have been a big blow to Steve Spurrier and his staff had they lost the biggest in-state prospect in a long time to Clemson, Clowney's reported second choice (he also considered Alabama, but it was too far away for his mother's liking).
The Gamecocks have taken two straight from their upstate rivals, who don't appear to be any better off under Dabo Swinney than they were with Tommy Bowden. With an SEC East title under its belt and perhaps another on the way, South Carolina landing Clowney only confirms the momentum the program is currently collecting.
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