The South Carolina Gamecocks have set their sights on Christian Hackenberg. He is the first quarterback offer for the 2013 class by USC.

Hackenberg (6-4 215) of Fork Union, VA. has offers from the likes of: Tennessee, Rutgers, Virginia, Alabama, Connecticut and Miami.

Hackenberg, labled a 4-star recruit by 247Sports, passed for 2200 yards and 21 touchdowns last season.  He is more in the pro-stlye mold but can make plays with his feet. 

In April 2011 at the National Underclassmen Combine Will Garlick wrote "The quarterbacks had to deal with a strong wind but they may have been the best looking group as a whole. Fork Union's Christian Hackenberg (6-foot-3, 200) looks the part with his size and he has all the fundamentals you want in signal caller. The combine quarterback coach said Hackenberg had great form and he was named the top sophomore quarterback."

What could play into the Gamecocks favor in this recruiting battle is the fact that Hackenberg’s father was the backup quarterback at Virginia behind Shawn Moore. But in high school he was recruited by Steve Spurrier while he was at Duke. Hackenberg now has the same opportunity his father had, and that is to play for Spurrier.

He has not set any future visits but said he will try to get to USC, Alabama, Tennessee and Virginia. Hackenberg said he has no timeline for a decision but would like to decide sometime this summer.

Surely you will hear of other names that USC is going after to be the future quarterback of the Gamecocks but this is the first name on the recruiting board.

You can follow him on Twitter - HERE and you can also view his junior highlights below:

The South Carolina Gamecocks have landed their first commitment for the Class of 2013 as they have received a pledge from D.J. Park out of Dillon High School.

Park is a highly sought after offensive line prospect and many consider one of the top five recruits in the State of South Carolina for the 2013 class.

He had offers from the likes of: LSU, Florida, Clemson, UNC, VT, UT, East Carolina, Auburn and NC State before deciding to commit to South Carolina.  Proximity to home was a big factor as was his developed relationship with Coach Elliott.

Park is 6'5" and weighs about 315 pounds.  Just look at that photo to the right.  This guy is huge and will only get better. 

He is a four-star recruit by most recruiting services and could play at offensive tackle at the next level.

Landing Park is a great start to the Class of 2013.  (pic is courtesy of TheBigSpur.com)

South Carolina football landed a extremely talented running back in Mike Davis out of Stone Mountain, Ga.  The upcoming Stephenson High graduate has committed to play for the Gamecocks and made it known via twitter.

As we noted earlier, this young man had been rumored to already be a "secret commiment" entering his official visit this weekend.

Davis committed to South Carolina over offers from the likes of: Georgia, Clemson, Tennessee, Florida, Florida State, and Oklahoma.  He was once once committed to Florida for several months before decommitting and opening the recruiting process back up.

The 5-foot-11, 195-pounder is commitment No. 24 for the Gamecocks.

Most major recruiting services rate Davis as a four-star recruit, and most regard him as one of the top ten backs in the country.

Great pickup for USC.

The South Carolina Gamecocks are pursuing Mike Davis to be the next running back in the garnet and black as a member of the Class of 2012.  Davis is visiting USC this weekend but is he already a "secret commitment?"

The AJC labeled him this.  If true this is wonderful as he is exactly the type running back USC could use in the future.

Davis has indicated that he has made his decision but is taking more visits. He will go to Georgia next weekend and Clemson the last weekend of the month. He also has visited Tennessee and Florida State. He plans to announce on Signing Day.

Most say it is down to UGa or USC.  Recently, the 'Dawgs got Todd Gurley as their second running back in the class.  This likely hurts UGa's chances.

No reason to keep your love for the Gamecocks a secret even if your brother is James Davis.

Here is the highlights of Davis in action:

National Signing Day is a few weeks away and the South Carolina Class of 2012 is shaping up to be a good one.  The wide reciever class could get even better if USC is able to land Gaffney's Quinshad Davis.

USC and Davis have gone round-and-round.  USC had interest late last summer and put a offer on the table but Davis shied away from giving a strong indication he would sign at that time so USC looked at other wide outs.  Those panned out so there was no room for Davis.  Then some targeted recruits in other postions ended up going elsewhere so there was a discussion of Davis greyshirting but that did not sit well with him.  So Coach Shawn Elliott revisited him lately to say that they currently have room for him in this year's class. He will be on campus this weekend for an official visit.

Did you follow all that?  Me neither really.

Is he worth it?  Yes.  The 6'4" 180 pound wide out holds offers from Tennessee, Wake Forest, Clemson, Illinois, North Carolina State and South Carolina. Ole Miss is the latest to offer. The wiry receiver had 108 receptions for 2,009 yards and 25 TDs as a senior at Gaffney. He caught 94 passes for 1,481 yards and 16 touchdowns as a j  unior.He also had a 3.41 GPA in the classroom. Davis, a 4-star recruit, is the No. 67 ranked wide receiver in the Class of 2012 as rated by ESPNU.

Here is a video of him:

With National Signing Day approaching, the South Carolina Gamecocks are still looking to fill some spots within its 2012 class.  One name that is emerging late is Chris Moodyof McDonough, GA. Not to come in and be a dual-threat quarterback but to be a defensive back.

Here is some more info....

The University of South Carolina landed another top defensive commitment as four-star SPUR prospect Jordan Diggs has pledged to play football for the Gamecocks.

Diggs also had his eye on Tennessee and Vanderbilt, but the Gamecocks won out the services of the 6-foot-1, 195 pound safety out of Cape Coral, Fla. He also held offers from Michigan State, Nebraska, Auburn, Boston College, UCONN, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Minnesota, Ole Miss, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Purdue, South Florida, Stanford, UCF, Wake Forest, and West Virginia.

South Carolina had always been in good position for Diggs as his father, Shed Diggs, played linebacker for the Gamecocks  It also played in the favor of the Gamecocks that USC targeted the younger Diggs to play SPUR in the 4-2-5 scheme.  Having that opportunitity appealed to him as he is a physical player that wants to shine and as the SPUR you get every chance to stuff the run and defend the pass.

Diggs is a four-star prospect according to 247Sports and has a 93 rating. Diggs finished his junior season with 52 tackles and two interceptions. He finished his sophomore season with 63 tackles and three interceptions.

Here is his highlight video:

South Carolina got a verbal commiment from defensive back Chaz Elder (College Park, Ga./Banneker) during the live broadcast of the Under Armour All-American game on ESPN.

Elder chose the Gamecocks over Georgia. He also had offers from Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Louisville, LSU, Ole Miss, North Carolina, Ohio State, Purdue, and Vanderbilt.

The 6-foot-1, 185-pounder is a three-star prospect according to 247Sports and has an 88 rating. He finished his junior season with 83 tackles, two interceptions, and six pass breakups.  He is the 22nd commiment in the 2012 class.

After the decision of Stephon Gilmore to go pro, this was a key pickup for the 2012 recruiting cycle.

Here is his video:

The South Carolina Gamecocks football team offered a scholarship to and received a verbal commitment from kicker Nick St. Germain today.

This recruitment fills a major need for the 2012 roster as USC is losing their starting kicker and punter in the upcoming season.  St. Germain should compete for the starting field goal and kickoff specialist job.

St. Germain (Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern) is rated 3 stars by 247Sports, which ranks him as the nation's fourth best kicking prospect for 2012.

St. Germain picked the Gamecocks over offers from Middle Tennessee State, Georgia Southern and South Alabama. He was also recieving interest from Georgia Tech, Auburn and Florida.

This past season, St. Germain was 11 of 17 on field goals and converted all 52 PAT attempts. He also kicked 59 of 74 kickoffs into the end zone.

St. Germain is the 21st verbal commitment of the 2012 class. He is a high school teammate of current USC commitment defensive end Darius English and a former teammate of current Gamecocks Rory Anderson and Marcquis Roberts.

Here is a video of him in action:

One thing is certain about South Carolina football, the running back stable with the likes of Marcus Lattimore, Brandon Wilds and Shon Carson is well-positioned for future successes.  But in the world of recruiting you are always reloading and that is exactly what USC has to do in the upcoming 2012 class.

Currently, they have a pledge from Kendric Salley but would like to add one more to the mix for a secure future.  USC is working to bring in running back Mike Davis but there is quite the battle brewing for his services so why not give Imani Cross a call?