AJC
Banneker?s Simmons continues to evaluate offers
Banneker safety
Darrell Simmons will take his first official visit on Nov. 24 when he travels to Columbia to attend the annual Clemson-South Carolina showdown.
Banneker coach
Benny Crane thinks the Gamecocks might have the inside track on landing the 6-foot-1, 185-pound defensive back.
?I would say South Carolina has a great opportunity, primarily because three of his former Banneker teammates are on their roster,? Crane said.
But Simmons, who has taken unofficial visits this year to Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee, could be swayed to become a Volunteer if he listens to current teammate
Steve Fowlkes, a defensive end who recently committed to Tennessee.
?Darrell is being recruited by every team in the country that is in the running for the national championship,? Crane said. ?But I believe he?ll end up at a school within a four-hour radius of here, with the exception of Miami and Michigan.?
?My advice to him is to take three visits, then sit down and decide what?s important. He still has five official visits remaining, but I think three official visits is healthy.?