South Carolina Sweeps JUCO All-American CB Jamarcus King away from SEC Contenders
Written by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @HogManInLA
On Tuesday three Coffeyville Red Raven players were named NJCAA All-Americans. On Wednesday, one of those All-Americans, Jamarcus King, verbally committed to the South Carolina Gamecocks keeping the talented cornerback away from other hopefully SEC programs.
King, originally from Blount High School in Eight Mile, Alabama, is a two-time All-American at the junior college level earning second team considerations in 2014. The 6’1”, 180 pound, athlete racked up 37 tackles, 10 pass breakups, and three interceptions during his sophomore season.
College coaches from across the country were lining up hoping to get a shot at bringing King to their campus. In all, 27 scholarship offers have been reported from schools like Missouri, Florida, Tennessee, Auburn, Arizona State, N.C. State, Utah, and Oklahoma. King took an official visit to Baylor on Nov. 14 and to Arkansas on Dec. 4. He visited Columbia on Dec. 12 committing four days later.
New South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp is on a recruiting roll landing three recruits in the past two days. On Tuesday, Muschamp brought 4-star wide receiver Bryan Edwards back into the mix after he had decommitted in mid-November and landed 3-star defensive end Sadarius Hutcherson out of Tennessee. The Gamecocks are now at 15 verbal commitments to their 2016 recruiting class.
There is no opportunity for another school to flip King, he has signed his letter of intent with South Carolina.
2016 South Carolina Gamecocks Verbal Commitment List (15)
CB Jamarcus King, 6’1”, 180 lbs, Coffeyville C.C., Coffeyville, KS
CB Tre Jackson, 5’10”, 178 lbs, Univ. Lab HS, Baton Rouge, LA
DE Griffin Gentry, 6’2”, 255 lbs, Homewood HS, Birmingham, AL
DE Sadarius Hutcherson, 6’6”, 250 lbs, Huntingdon HS, Huntingdon, TN
DE Cecil Stallings, 6’4”, 250 lbs, Tucker HS, Atlanta, GA
DE Darius Whitfield, 6’3”, 265 lbs, St. Paul’s Episcopal, Mobile, AL
LB Jacorey Morris, 6’3”, 220 lbs, Clarke County HS, Grove Hill, AL
OT Akeem Cooperwood, 6’7”, 325 lbs, Georgia Military College, Milledgeville, GA
OT Peter Leota, 6’5” 300 lbs, Asheville HS, Asheville, NC
OG Lloyd Cushenberry, 6’4”, 310 lbs, Dutchtown HS, Geismar, LA
OG Will Putnam, 6’5”, 270 lbs, Hickory Ridge HS, Harrisburg, NC
RB C.J. Freeeman, 5’11”, 195 lbs, Northern Guilford HS, Greensboro, NC
QB Brandon McIlwain, 6’0”, 188 lbs, Council Rock North, Newtown, PA
WR Bryan Edwards, 6’3”, 205 lbs, Conway HS, Conway, SC
WR Chris Smith, 5’10”, 170 lbs, South Pointe HS, Rock Hill, SC
Photo credit: al.com; Jamarcus King in action.