"The Future" McIlwain will make Gamecocks great again

Mar 1, 2017, 7:11 PM

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Dec 22, 2015 at 3:24p ET
The signing of Pennsylvania prep quarterback Brandon McIlwain was a gigantic coup for South Carolina.

McIlwain signed a financial aid agreement on Tuesday morning, and will enroll in school next month officially.

Landing McIlwain is significant on a number of levels. For one, a player of McIlwain's talent level should help right off the bat. Explosive and athletic, he could be used in a multitude of ways. Even if McIlwain isn't the starting signal-caller, his skill-set may be utilized on trick plays and special teams.

Additionally, it speaks to the recruiting prowess of Will Muschamp. Understandably so, McIlwain's commitment level was a bit soft once Steve Spurrier decided to step down from his post. McIlwain had no allegiance to Muschamp's new staff — and it wouldn't have been a surprise for the prospect to sign elsewhere.

However, Muschamp made McIlwain a priority from the moment he took the job. Not only did South Carolina's head coach get McIlwain to stick with his commitment, but McIlwain also passed on the opportunity to sign a professional baseball contract in 2016.

Lastly, a player of his caliber adds a much-needed injection of talent and depth to the quarterback position. Outside of soon-to-be sophomore Lorenzo Nunez, there isn't a whole lot in terms of high-level ability within the group.

Should McIlwain start out in a reserve role, it's feasible to think he could have a special package early in his career. The fact he's enrolling early will only help his transition to potentially earning the starting gig.

http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/south-carolina-gamecocks-football-mcilwain-signing-future-program-122215

http://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-football/article98711967.html#storylink=cpy

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Honestly I saw another Reggie Ball.

He ran well and threw a decent ball outside the hash marks but he wasn't ever going to be a downfield threat in the middle of the field because he simply couldn't see over the OL.

After they bait-and-switched him by dragging him in early - he didn't want to come, but he thought he had to in order to win the starting gig - and then bringing in Bentley a year before McIlwain realized Bentley would be eligible, the writing was on the wall. His mom was furious when the coaches brought Bentley in off the bench against weaker opponents - clearly designed to build his confidence up in a weak stretch in the schedule - and the writing was pretty much on the wall then.

Honestly shocked it took this long. McIlwain probably belongs at a mid-major anyhow and there's a boatload of those back in the Midwest where he's from.

Still is telling, though, that QB's keep on transferring away from Coach Boom's program. He lost a whopping six QB's to transfer there at UF, and this is the third former-4-star QB (Conner Mitch, Lorenzo Nunez, now Brandon McIlwain) he's lost there at South Carolina. Already.

"The Future" McIlwain will make Gamecocks great again

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+1... and will continue the trend... backwards.***

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again? I missed the first time they were great***

I think the writer just misspelled "mediocre"***

But they never really had a chance to "Coach him up".***

They don't have anyone who can "Coach him up".******

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Ironic the difference between Muschamp's "centerpiece"

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