New South Carolina offensive coordinator Kendal Briles has accomplished nicely so far for the Gamecocks in attracting curiosity to this system by a few of his former TCU targets in Texas. A kind of is WR Brody Knowles (6-5 190) of Southlake, a suburb of Dallas, and perennial energy within the state. The Gamecocks weren’t a consideration for Knowles till Briles received in contact as soon as he landed in Columbia.
“I actually didn’t know a lot about them till Coach Briles received the job from TCU. He was a giant a part of TCU recruiting me,” Knowles mentioned. “Now he’s at South Carolina, so I began trying into their program, and I beloved what I noticed. He known as me a few weeks again, and he supplied me. That was fairly particular.”
USC receivers coach Mike Furrey jumped in on Knowles as soon as Briles broke the ice, however it’s with Briles that Knowles has the strongest connection at this level.
“I like how upfront he’s, and I like how he runs his offense,” Knowles mentioned. “He’s received an incredible observe file. And Coach Furrey, he’s been nice too. I’ve talked to him a few instances.”
From his conversations with Briles and Furrey, Knowles mentioned they’d have an excellent plan for him within the Gamecock offense.
“They’ll positively see me making performs of their offense, being a tall, large receiver, one that may go get the ball, get the soar ball,” Knowles mentioned. “They mentioned I’m a very good route runner too, particularly for my dimension. They see me thriving of their offense.”
Knowles mentioned he’ll go to USC for the primary time this spring to see a follow. He’s additionally tentatively down for an official go to to Columbia on Might 1st. Official visits which are particular are Illinois April tenth, TCU Might twenty ninth, Arkansas June fifth, and Kentucky June twelfth. He mentioned Oklahoma and Utah are two different potential official visits.
Knowles mentioned there’s no favourite at this level, and he plans to make his choice in late June or early July following his official visits.
As a sophomore, Knowles had 39 catches for 544 yards and eight touchdowns. Final season, he caught 36 passes for 816 yards and 7 touchdowns.
His brother Graham, who’s 6-7, 230, is a quarterback at Georgia Tech, and his dad was a tennis Grand Slam doubles champion and was as soon as ranked primary on the earth.
