{"id":8863,"date":"2023-06-27T00:37:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T05:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=8863"},"modified":"2023-06-27T00:37:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T05:37:47","slug":"savannah-db-commits-to-south-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/savannah-db-commits-to-south-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"Savannah DB commits to South Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"

Savannah (Ga.) Savannah Christian Prep three-star standout\u00a0David Bucey<\/a><\/strong> said last week that if everything checked out on his South Carolina official visit this past weekend that he\u2019d likely be joining the Gamecock football program.<\/p>\n

And it must have, because the new South Carolina target announced a pledge to the Gamecocks on Monday, one day after leaving campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was great,\u201d Bucey said Sunday after the official visit. \u201cI mean, all the people are great. Facilities, people, food was great. They fed me well. But I mean, I love everything about school. It\u2019s a great place.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe campus is really pretty,\u201d he added. \u201cThe town just looks nice. Facilities, everything that South Carolina has to offer is great.\u201d<\/p>\n

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While Bucey is not yet ranked by On3, he is considered a three-star prospect by 247Sports and the No. 97 linebacker in the country.<\/p>\n

But the 6-foot, 200-pounder is being recruited as a defensive back at South Carolina after earning an offer from Torrian Gray following a camp performance earlier this month.<\/p>\n

\u201cI worked really hard at that camp and I was super excited,\u201d Bucey told GamecockCentral last week. \u201cI was smiling. Jody Wright called me, Coach (Torrian) Gray called me, and then Coach (Shane) Beamer called me. I was super happy. I told my mom and she started tearing up. So it was all good things.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the offer is new, he\u2019s been building relationships with, and feeling the love from, the South Carolina staff for some time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s picked up fast, picked up quick,\u201d Bucey said of his relationship with Gray. \u201cBut built a better relationship over the weekend, and we talked a lot, and talked a lot about football towards the end, did a little bit of what he does with player development, and freshman development, all that stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As a junior this past season, Bucey accumulated 100 tackles including 18 tackles-for-loss and 4.0 sacks as well as five interceptions on defense while adding 747 receiving yards and nine touchdowns on offense.<\/p>\n

Bucey also holds offers from Georgia Tech, West Virginia, Iowa State, App State, and Tulane, among others.<\/p>\n

Bucey\u2019s commitment is the 13th public pledge in the Gamecocks\u2019 2024 recruiting class and comes after South Carolina hosted one of its biggest recruiting weekends of the summer.<\/p>\n

In addition to the Savannah safety, South Carolina hosted Washington (D.C.) Friendship Collegiate five-star EDGE\u00a0Dylan Stewart<\/strong><\/a>, Burlington (N.C.) Cummings four-star WR\u00a0Jonathan Paylor<\/strong><\/a>, and Meridian (Miss.) four-star ATH (RB)\u00a0Daniel Hill<\/strong><\/a> on campus as well as most of its commitments.<\/p>\n

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