Jacksonville (Fla.) Andrew Jackson class of 2023 excessive three-star linebacker Grayson “Pup” Howard has already been to South Carolina a number of occasions, so the precedence goal is already fairly accustomed to what this system has to supply.
Nonetheless, his most up-to-date journey, for South Carolina’s junior day Saturday, provided a take a look at a distinct facet of this system.
“It was nearly studying new issues in regards to the vitamin facet,” Howard defined. “We made pizzas. We did the traditional photoshoot. Then Coach Day and his workforce did their presentation in regards to the weight room and coaching. Coach Beamer did his presentation in regards to the employees and the whole lot. It was simply studying little particulars. It was simply one other day up there for me. Attending to cook dinner and attending to know the nutritionist, that was cool.”
South Carolina Director of FB Diet Kristin Coggin is commonly hailed by these inside the program as an unsung hero behind the scenes and Howard was definitely impressed with what he discovered.
“I feel she’s phenomenal,” Howard mentioned. “She confirmed me photos of all of the gamers she’s had at her home educating them easy methods to cook dinner. She’s educating all of them about vitamin, as a result of I’ve all the time identified that vitamin might be about 70 % of the method. You have to put the proper issues in your physique so that you could carry out proper. I feel she completely stresses that. That is her job and she or he does a terrific job at it.”
As for the pizza he made? He is nonetheless tweaking his recipe.
“I might give it a stable seven. It was my first time making a pizza, however there’s many extra occasions to make one.”
It is no shock that Howard and Coggin hit it off. He says he has a powerful relationship with a number of coaches on employees.
Nevertheless it’s defensive coordinator Clayton White and analyst Shaq Wilson that he’s closest with proper now.
“I am actual shut with them,” Howard mentioned. “However each time I am going up there, I speak with everybody. I speak to Coach Beamer and Coach Day, each place coach to the nutritionist, to GAs, all people. I positively suppose at South Carolina they only need to put me in the midst of the protection and let me be versatile and make performs, simply serving to out the workforce get the dubs and main the protection.”
Howard plans to launch a prime group in late spring or early summer time and at the moment plans to decide on early signing day earlier than enrolling early.
Whereas he isn’t claiming favorites, he does have numerous optimistic issues to say in regards to the Gamecocks.
“I am actual snug with them,” Howard mentioned. “I have been up there many occasions and I get together with the teaching employees rather well. I am actual shut with them and I consider in them and positively suppose that they are doing nice issues at South Carolina.”
Howard plans to go to Tennessee subsequent week.
