South Carolina holds off push from Deion Sanders as Vicari Swain sticks with Gamecocks

The 2023 recruiting class for South Carolina Gamecocks football continues to take shape with signatures rolling in during the first day of the December early signing period.

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The latest prospect to officially ink with the Gamecock program is Carrollton (Georgia) Central four-star athlete Vicari Swain. South Carolina held off a late push from Colorado and new head coach Deion Sanders. He took an official visit to Boulder last weekend.

Swain signed with the Gamecocks during a ceremony Wednesday night: “You already know, South Carolina,” he said, as he signed his letter of intent with a South Carolina hat on.

He is ranked by the On3 Consensus as the No. 354 prospect nationally regardless of position, in addition to the 11th-best athlete prospect nationally and the No. 34 prospect in the state of Georgia.

Here is more on the newest addition for readers of GamecockCentral.com:

South Carolina Gamecocks recruiter: Torrian Gray, Jimmy Lindsey, Justin Stepp

Other scholarship offers: Colorado, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech

Why South Carolina? “He (Torrian Gray) keeps up with me like every day. He’s very nice to me. He always calls me. He treats me like I’m one of the top (priorities) the times that I’ve been there. I liked the campus, the coaches, the players, like all of it. It was just nice. It felt like home.”

Scouting report from On3: One of the rarest athletes in the country whose movements are both silky and explosive. Possesses elite fluidity and hip looseness. Two-way starter at both safety and wide receiver. Measures in at 6-foot, 175 pounds with a 6-foot-3 wingspan. Tested off the charts during the spring camp circuit prior to his senior season by jumping a 34-inch vertical as well as an absurd 11-foot broad jump. Ran an electronically-timed 4.65 40-yard dash during the spring camp circuit prior to his junior season. Not afraid of contact and detonates opponents at the point of attack. Inconsistent pass catcher, but flashes high point ability. Projects best to safety at the next level and should be a versatile chess piece for defensive coordinators.

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