Jim Baxter

Founder of SCVarsity.com, and The Southern PIgskin Report. Former publisher with Rivals.com and Nationally published recruiting anlayst witih 30 years of experience in the industry. His work has appeared in publications such as Athlon, Sporting News, The Recruiting News and Deep South Recruiting. He is the author of the best selling book, The Book On Evaluating Football Players.

Position Rankings: Defensive Backs

The defensive back position is the deepest of any other position in the Midlands. This list has got several players who are going to be Power Five prospects, including our top DB, Lakewood’s Brandon Cisse, who is already committed to NC State. There are 25 deep because we have so …

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Team Preview: Cardinal Newman Cardinals

The Cardinal Newman Cardinals head coach Corey Helms summed it up in one sentance. “We are far from where we want to be but we are also far from where we werew a year ago.” In 2022, the Cardinals expectation is to compete deep in playoffs and they have teh …

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Team Preview: Dutch Fork Silver Foxes

Finishing State Runner-Up in 5A is something a lot of schools, most, would be proud of. For Dutch Fork, however, it is disappointing falling short of their goal and something that they “hope they can learn from.” Heading into the 2022 season, the Foxes are poised from a talent standpoint …

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Gamecocks Land Ohio CB

The recruiting weekend for USC opened on a big note Friday afternoon when 2024 CB Karson Hobbs (6-1 180) of Cincinnati announce a commitment to the Gamecocks. Hobbs was in Columbia for an unofficial visit and committed to head coach Shane Beamer during a one-on-one meeting in the coach’s office. Hobbs is …

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Midlands Jamboree Schedules

The 2022 Jamboree schedules for the area Midlands teams. If’ you have another event to add, please email scvarsity@sc.rr.com  THE AUN AND MCKAY KICKOFF CLASSIC CHAPIN AUGUST 12, 2022 TIME HOME VISITER 6:30 MID-CAROLINA IRMO 7:30 SPRING VALLEY NEWBERRY 8:30 GRAY COLLEGIATE WESTWOOD 9:0 CHAPIN FAIRFIELD CENTRAL ADMISSION $7.00 AT …

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Position Rankings: Linebackers

The LInebacker group is always a tough group to select because there are so many talented players at this spot. I look at performance, aggressiveness and whether or not an offense has to plan for this individual and I believfe we got 15 good ones who fit that bill. RANK …

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Position Rankings: Defensive Linemen

The depth is shallowo but the talent is large. Three power five defesnive linemen top the list and two of them from the same school, Camden. Several other Division I talents are here, and every player on this list has the ability to play at the next level somewhre. Here …

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Team Preview: Eau Claire Shamrocks

Establishing a program is a process and Eau Claire head football coach Shaq Hilton knows that and he understand the game. I had the pleasure of watching this man as a high school player and if he coaches this team with the same commitment he had as a player, the …

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Team Preview: Fairfield Central Griffins

Fairfield Central head coach Demetrus Davis knows a thing or two about coaching talent, so when you hear him say his team is young but talented, you can pretend the “young” part is silent. The 2022 version of the Griffins are young on offense, no doubt, with just five starters …

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Team Preview: Lexington Wildcats

Perry Woolbright deserved a coach of the year for hwat he was able to do with the Lexington Wildcats in 2021, takeing them from an 0-6 record in 2020 to a 9-3 overall and 3-1 conference record, losing to Fort Dorchester in round 3 of the 5A State Playoffs. Woolbright …

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