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.

Five Non-Negotiable Traits of a Legit Football Prospects

Recruiting analysts and coaches rage about what it takes to be the perfect recruit. Recruiting is an inexact science to say the least due to its subjective nature and the wide margin for error that characterizes the talent evaluation process. But there are 5 nonnegotiable traits that the smart recruiter …

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My Film Room Evaluation: Jaquan Dixon, RB, Green Sea-Floyd (2021)

Jaquan Dixon, RB, Green Sea Floyd 5-11,185 Class of 2021 Inside Ability: outstanding ability to pick his holes and slide through them, lending credibility to his level of vision in traffic and his ability to cut and change directions with incredible top end speed. Outside Ability: There is no doubt …

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Film Room Evaluation: Justus Boone, DE, Sumter (2021)

Justus Boone, DE, Sumter Class of 2021 6-5, 250 Against run: He is a shutdown machine on anything coming his way and his backside pursuit of the run is better than any other player in this class. Pass rush: His speed coming off the edge is like a sprinter and …

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30 for 2021: Breaking down the next recruiting cycle

As I work on my next recruiting cycle rankings, watching film, as I always do early Thanksgiving morning, I realize that the Class of 2021 are going to be very strong in South Carolina. Impressive list of guys. 30 For ’21…The evaluation process is well underway, with more than 300 …

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2019 ALL AREA TEAMS

These are the players from around the state that were standouts and impact players in their areas. Where appropriate, players are listed at their projected position at the next level. ALL MIDLANDS TEAM POSITION PLAYER HGT WGT SCHOOL YEAR QB Ty Olenchuk 6’2 195 Dutch Fork 2020 RB Braden Walker …

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2019 SCVARSITY ALL-STATE FOOTBALL TEAMS

The 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams for the 24th annual SCVarsity All-State Football selection. Selecting the All-State football team is one of those things that is an emotional paradox. As an analyst, it is one of the things that I love to do – watch athletes, evaluate their play, and …

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SCVarsity Post Game Show

The SCVarsity High School Football Postgame Show bringing you all the scores and highlights from around the state of South Carolina, along with interviews from coaches and players and YOUR calls! 11:00 PM, Friday Night.

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