Is South Carolina falling out of favor with nation's No. 1 player?

[Gavin Oliver]

Hopefully you saw our interview yesterday with Charlotte (N.C.) Harding 5-star athlete Quavaris Crouch, the nation's No. 1 prospect.

Crouch implied during the interview that he's leaning toward playing linebacker at the next level, with an eye on the longevity he could have as a LB in the NFL as opposed to a running back.

With that said, Crouch thinks the Gamecocks don't want him to play linebacker and want him to play running back. That's surprising considering any other school would be thrilled to have him on either side of the ball. But with Crouch leaning toward LB right now, that doesn't seem to bode well for South Carolina.

[Robert Thorne MacRae]

Gavin is getting used to interviewing the No. 1 player in the nation the last two years

[Gavin Oliver]

Yup! Speaking of which, the Tigers are also getting a good look from Bryan Bresee, the nation's top player in the 2020 class -- link.

But yeah, I guess it's not a bad time to be covering Clemson recruiting