North Carolina 4-Star 2017 OL TJ Moore Decommits from South Carolina
Written by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @HogManInLA
Gamecock Nation got bad news Sunday night finding out that four-star 2017 offensive tackle/guard TJ Moore had decommitted.
Moore committed to South Carolina on July 31 out of Charlotte’s Mallard Creek High School. The win for USC then was big helping push the Gamecocks to the No. 8 overall Rivals ranked recruiting class in the nation before Moore’s change of heart. The listed 6-5.5, 280 pound, lineman also has offers from North Carolina, Colorado State, North Carolina State, Charlotte, Kentucky, Louisville, West Virginia, East Carolina, Maryland, Virginia Tech, Missouri, and Tennessee.
The announcement was shared on Twitter in an all caps post reading, “Huge Announcement!” was followed by a statement:
South Carolina still has a very talented 2017 recruiting class assembled with seven players ranked as four-star talents; MJ Webb, OrTre Smith, Jamyest Williams, Will Register, Kyshaun Bryan, Shi Smith, and Hamsah Nasirildeen.
South Carolina Gamecocks 2017 Verbal Commitment List (21)
SS Zay Brown, 6-0, 180, Clarke Central, Athens, GA
SS Jaylin Dickerson, 6-0, 174, Pinecrest HS, Southern Pines, NC
CB Tavyn Jackson, 5-9.5, 170, James Rickards HS, Tallahassee, FL
CB Damarri Mathis, 5-11, 175, Lakeland HS, Lakeland, FL
CB Jamyest Williams, 5-9, 170, Grayson HS, Loganville, GA
LB Sherrod Greene, 6-1, 225, Rocky Mount HS, Rocky Mount, NC
LB Hamsah Nasirildeen, 6-3, 210, Concord HS, Concord, NC
LB Damani Staley, 6-1, 200, Ridge View HS, Columbia, SC
LB Eldridge Thompson, 6-2, 218, Coffeyville C.C., Coffeyville, KS
DE Davonne Bowen, 6-2, 220, Woodmont HS, Piedmont, SC
DE Tyreek Johnson, 6-4, 245, Lakewood HS, Sumter, SC
DE MJ Webb, 6-2.5, 271, Morgan County, Madison, GA
TE Will Register, 6-4, 240, Chapin HS, Chapin, SC
OT Summie Carlay, 6-5, 280, Laurens HS, Laurens, SC
OT Dennis Daley, 6-6, 310, Georgia Military College, Milledgeville, GA
OT Eric Douglas, 6-5, 282, Mallard Creek HS, Charlotte, NC
RB Kyshaun Bryan, 5-10, 190, St. Thomas Aquinas, Fort Lauderdale, FL
QB Jay Urich, 6-4, 198, Wren HS, Piedmont, SC
WR OrTre Smith, 6-3, 215, Wando HS, Mount Pleasant, SC
WR Shi Smith, 5-9.5, 175, Union HS, Union, SC
ATH Shawn Smith, 5-11, 160, Brunswick HS, Brunswick, GA
Decommitted
QB Jake Bentley, 6-3, 220, Opelika HS, Opelika, AL
WR Stephen Guidry, 6-4, 190, Hinds C.C., Raymond, MS
DE Devonte Wyatt, 6-4, 260, Towers, Decatur, GA
OT T.J. Moore, 6-5.5, 280, Mallard Creek HS, Charlotte, NC – Oct. 9
Photo credit: thestate.com; TJ Moore