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WR Jamal Patterson (6-3 200) of McDonough, GA was at USC's spring game Saturday and kept a close eye on the receivers. "I loved it up there," Patterson said. "South Carolina throws the ball a lot so their offense caught my eye big time. The routes they run, the alignment and the assignments caught my eye. I talked to coach Gillespie, coach Spurrier Jr. and coach Spurrier. They tell me they want me up their bad. They love my physical play, the way I can go up and get the ball in traffic. They say the need receivers who can come in and play immediately." Patterson also went to Florida's spring game. He is now running track and will attend a couple of football combines in the coming weeks. He now has 36 offers with the newest ones being Arkansas, Duke, Auburn and Western Michigan. Clemson also is in the picture and Patterson feels USC and Clemson will be among his final schools when he narrows his list. Last Thursday he said he talked with Clemson head coach Tommy Bowden and assistants Ron West, Dabo Swinney and Billy Napier. "They said with Aaron Kelly and Tyler Gresham leaving they will need receivers who can come in and play," Patterson said.