Here comes South Carolina.
As preseason watch lists and predictions wrap up with momentum headed Shane Beamer's way, he picked up as critical a commitment as any early in his Gamecocks tenure Thursday night. Camden (S.C.) High School star Xzavier McLeod elected to stay home with a verbal commitment to South Carolina, he announced via 247Sports' YouTube page.
The SI99 recruit, tabbed as the nation's No. 5 interior defensive line (IDL) recruit and No. 77 regardless of position, selected USC over finalists Georgia, Florida and Michigan.