Lakewood (SC) wide receiver/defensive back J.C. Neal visited the home-state South Carolina Gamecocks this weekend. Heading into the visit, South Carolina was trailing N.C. State and Virginia Tech for his services. Now, it appears that things have changed.

“It was fun man,” Neal said of his official visit to South Carolina. “I had a lot of fun. I liked hanging out with the players. James Thompson was my host. I’ve known him since middle school. I had a chance to meet the coaches and spend a lot of time with the new coaching staff. Me and Coach Spurrier, Jr, hit it off really good. I hit it off with Coach Spurrier too.”

Where is South Carolina following the visit?

“They moved up,” Neal said. “It’s going to be a tough decision now between them and N.C. State and Virginia Tech. They are all even right now.”

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