South Carolina did not recruit cornerback Brandon Cisse much during his senior season at Lakewood High School in 2022.
His best offers then were N.C. State, Appalachian State, Middle Tennessee State, Old Dominion, Western Michigan and Akron. In this age of NCAA transfer portal recruiting, however, landing a prospect on the rebound is potentially better than getting him the first time around. Cisse signed with N.C. State and spent two years with the Wolfpack before entering the portal earlier this month. On Jan. 13, Cisse (6-0, 175) announced he had signed with USC after also visiting Ole Miss and Florida during his transfer process.
Cisse played in 22 games with the Wolfpack totaling 38 tackles with six pass deflections and one interception. He gives the Gamecocks two cornerbacks in their 2025 class of newcomers, and both are transfers. USC now has 39 newcomers in the class with 13 of them signed from the portal.
There’s still plenty of work to be done, but USC receivers coach Mike Furrey has put the Gamecocks in the lead for WR Ryan Mosley (6-2, 175) of Carrolton, Ga., at this stage of the recruiting process. Mosley said he’s favoring the Gamecocks over the likes of Clemson, Georgia, Miami and Texas A&M.
Mosley was supposed to visit USC two weekends ago, but the weather prevented that. He is now coming in on Feb. 1. But Furrey and new offensive coordinator Mike Shula are not waiting that long to see Mosley.
“Our communication is crazy. We talk every day. I love that,” Mosley said. “Coach Furrey did a home visit with the new OC. I love South Carolina. They are definitely at the top of the list right now. They just communicate very hard, and I know I’m a priority for them.”
Shane Beamer won nine games this season and had the Gamecocks on the brink of making the CFP. Mosley definitely noticed.
“I think Coach Beamer turned the program around,” Mosley said. “He did a very good job this year getting them in the Top 25. I feel like this year stood out and let everyone know that this program can be built, and this is a high time in the program.”
