QB Jerry Meyer III (6-0 170) of Waxahachie, TX, introduced a dedication to South Carolina on Friday morning, marking the second time he has dedicated to Kendal Briles. The brand new Gamecock offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach additionally recruited Mayer when he was at TCU and earned his dedication for the Horned Frogs final August.
Meyer decommitted from TCU in February, not lengthy after Briles landed at USC. The 2 rapidly rekindled their relationship, and that finally led to Meyer selecting the Gamecocks over Houston.
Meyer made an unofficial go to to USC in March, and he received the possibility then to fulfill head coach Shane Beamer for the primary time, and watch the Gamecock operation in particular person.
“I’d simply say the tradition of this system, and the way it’s run, and Coach Beamer does an excellent job of actually putting in it within the gamers’ heads that it is a brotherhood, and that is camaraderie,” Meyer mentioned after that go to about what caught his consideration. “They perceive that they should play for one another to have success on and off the sector.’
However the lengthy standing relationship with Briles is what one the day right here for the Gamecocks.
I at all times type of thought I’d be an excellent match for him and type of what he does with the offense,” Meyer mentioned final month. “However I believe it goes deeper than that. Simply type of the way in which he teaches and the way he goes about issues, and simply the way in which he coaches. We’ve set to work as one after we’re on the identical group and on the identical discipline. I believe as soon as we spend extra time round one another, if that have been to finally occur, I believe that’s the way in which to do it, as a result of the expertise will communicate for itself. You simply add within the psychological aspect of the ball, and get locked in with one another, then there’s no stopping you.”
Meyer will come to South Carolina with some spectacular credentials. Final season, Meyer handed for 2073 yards and 28 touchdowns. For his profession, which started in Nevada, he’s handed for 8092 yards and 115 touchdowns.
Meyer is the fourth dedication for the Gamecocks’ 2027 class.
