https://ift.tt/lxAjVD3 Blountstown (Fla.) High four-star running back Amari Thomas committed to South Carolina on Friday evening, giving the Gamecocks their 15th high school pledge in the 2026 class. The 5-foot-11, 190-pounder is a three-star prospect in two of the major rankings and a four-star in the other. ALSO SEE: What is South Carolina getting in Amari Thomas? Rivals is highest on Thomas as a player, considering him a four-star and the No. 184 overall prospect and No. 18 running back in the 2026 class. He is the No. 25 prospect in Florida in that rankings set. 247Sports ranks the big-play back as a high three-star and the No. 26 running back in the class and No. 63 overall player in the Sunshine State. ESPN is the biggest outlier, considering Thomas to be a mid-three-star and the No. 58 running back in the country and No. 111 prospect in Florida. The Rivals Industry Ranking, an average of the three services, ranks Thomas the No. 436 overall prospect and No. 28...
https://ift.tt/1NyAnXp Shedeur Sanders will have an extended debut for his first preseason action on Friday night. Via Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski told the team's radio broadcast on Thursday that Sanders will play the majority of the contest against the Panthers. When it comes to a number of reps, Stefanski said it will translate to about “ 50 plays of game work , which I think will be great for him.” Tyler Huntley, who re-signed with the Browns this week, will likely relieve Sanders late in the game. For reference, the Ravens and Bengals each ran 60 total offensive plays in their respective Thursday exhibition matchups. Sanders, Huntley, and veteran Joe Flacco are the Browns’ only healthy quarterbacks at the moment. Cabot notes that if rookie Dillon Gabriel weren’t dealing with a hamstring issue, he would likely have started Friday’s contest against the Panthers and played the first half with Sanders taking the second half. Cleveland ...