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TheBigSpur.com - USC offers Jersey ATH

South Carolina has offered a scholarship to another standout from the Garden State. The Gamecocks recently sent a tender in the mail to jumbo athlete Sherard Cadogan (Cherry Hill, N.J./Camden Catholic). The 6-foot-3, 222-pounder spoke with TheBigSpur.com about the current state of his recruitment and his interest in the Gamecocks.


"I’m up to 15 offers,” he said. “I have ones from Maryland, Pittsburgh, Wisconsin, East Carolina, Vanderbilt, Minnesota, Stanford, UConn, South Carolina, and Iowa. Penn State and Michigan State are some of the other schools really coming after me."

Cadogan talked about the Gamecocks and the offer he received from his recruiter, quarterbacks coach G.A. Mangus.

"They offered me a few days ago,” he said. “It sort of came out of nowhere. I looked them up on the computer and seen all the different type of majors they have. I watched one of their games and I noticed the defense. I like their defense and the speed they have. I would like to visit this summer.”

Cadogan also talked about two schools in the state of Pennsylvania, one of which has offered, one has not. He also talked about Maryland, who seems to be in good position early.

Pittsburgh: "I’ve been there before and have talked to all the coaches. I like all of them. I love the environment and there is always something to do there. I’ve meet some of the players and like them."

Penn State: "They seem really interested in me. I think they are pretty close to offering. They call me a lot. We will see what happens. The stadium is amazing. It’s one of the biggest."

Maryland: "I just like how they play. I visited before and I really liked the facilities and the campus."

Cadogan broke down the factors he will consider when he goes to pick the college of his choice.

"I’m going to be looking at the campus, the people, and the environment,” he said. “I will also look at the players that will be around me. They also need to have a good engineering school. I may wait till signing day but I’m not sure. It will probably be after my season as I want to take all five of my official visits.

“I don’t have a leader or a top group right now. The schools I am visiting this summer are some of the schools I am really interested in. Of the schools I have visited Pitt, Penn State, and Maryland stand out to me."

Cadogan added he hoped to visit Stanford, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Penn State, Iowa, and Pitt this summer.

ESPN/Scouts Inc. gives Cadogan and overall grade of 76.