Jordan Lyles Thread [Archive]

JoeCock

09-29-2007, 01:37 AM

Per PK, USC has invited a Red Fox in for this weekends game.

Receiver Drawing USC Interest

By Phil Kornblut

WR Jordan Lyles (6-4 205) of Hartsville is among the state’s leading receivers so far this season with 38 catches for 729 yards and 15 touchdowns. He did not play football as a junior so recruiters are just starting to show interest. He was all state in basketball last season after averaging 20 points per game, and he was all state in baseball after going 6-1 with a 0.85 ERA and batting .400 for a state championship team. He has not been offered but USC invited him in for the Mississippi State game and he will attend. “They were impressed after watching his tape,” said Hartsville coach Jeff Calabrese. “They are interested and intrigued.” Calabrese said he’ll be getting tapes of Lyles out to other schools in the near future.

Cocksgonewild

09-29-2007, 01:48 AM

I know his older brother Justin, but this is the first I've heard of Jordan.

JoeCock

09-29-2007, 11:23 AM

He has been "Smoking" this year, for the Red Foxes.

They were off this week but they will be pplaying Spring Valley next week.
I think the game is in Columbia.

CackDiesel

09-29-2007, 11:54 AM

Sounds like an amazing athlete

usc1

09-29-2007, 12:12 PM

Im sure Ray would love to have him too.

T-MAC

09-29-2007, 12:23 PM

(6-4 205)
pretty big dude

CockyBlock

09-29-2007, 12:51 PM

that would be awesome to have a fellow Hartsvillian on the cocks!!!!!

johnmcclane

09-29-2007, 01:19 PM

this sounds familiar, wasn't there some awesome football player recently that had a similar story? played football just one or two years and ended up being an amazing d-1 player

happygilmore527

09-29-2007, 03:36 PM

I think Ray has already been in on him. I think it will only help our chances if we offer. He may come for baseball.

atrain3067

09-29-2007, 05:12 PM

Yeah, this kid has showed up on the local HS Sports wrap-up a couple times. He's got a lot of Recp. TD's for this early in the season. Also, a very good basketball and baseball recruit as well. Kinda looks like Matt Jones from Arkansas' squad a couple years back.

JoeCock

09-29-2007, 06:31 PM

that would be awesome to have a fellow Hartsvillian on the cocks!!!!!

That is what I'm talking about. I love to see those Hometown Red Foxes grow into Gamecocks.:happycoc:

CockyBlock

09-30-2007, 02:10 PM

a childhood buddy of mine is the assistant coach on the Varsity team and the head coach on the JV team, if i could ever get in touch with him, i wanna ask him about this guy.....

scgolfer67

09-30-2007, 10:04 PM

Jordan's older brother lives with me and the kid is a ball player. He is leading the state in every recieving category. 15 td catches in 5 games. He is a hell of a pitcher and has offers from about every school in the country. The MLB teams have been scouting him for about a year and they want him to skip college and go pro. USC is also looking at him for basketball...all three head coachs have talked to him. he played football as a soph and neer got PT b/c the coach wanted him to play QB and there was no team around him. He stopped for a year to concentrate on baseball and basketball. Now he plays all three. He is an outstanding player in all three. more to come lata

johnmcclane

09-30-2007, 11:48 PM

a chance to play for Steve, Ray, and Dave....

pretty good coaches, i guess

donbgamecock

10-01-2007, 08:56 AM

For once, it may not be a bad thing to have a fox in the hen house.

Go Cocks!

ra742002

10-01-2007, 11:45 AM

this sounds familiar, wasn't there some awesome football player recently that had a similar story? played football just one or two years and ended up being an amazing d-1 player

I don't know if you're talkin about the same guy, but I played HS football with a guy, Eric Young, a HUGE Olineman. He had never played football until he was a sophomore in HS. Started from Day 1 at Union High. He was a great athelete. 6'4, around 270 and ran a 4.6 40. Just natural gifts. Ended up at Tennessee and has started at RT the last couple of years for them.

HartsVegasCock

10-01-2007, 12:38 PM

He broke our single season td by a receiver third game of the year. We've had some great offense in the 80's and 90's. We've had a couple of guys from the past like Randy Wheeler and Lee Wiggins to play for the Gamecocks, would love to see another. He'll be in Columbia playing Friday night hopefully leading the Foxes to another win....:football:

KCSuge

10-01-2007, 02:21 PM

Receiver Drawing USC Interest

By Phil Kornblut
WR Jordan Lyles (6-4 205) of Hartsville is among the state’s leading receivers so far this season with 38 catches for 729 yards and 15 touchdowns. He did not play football as a junior so recruiters are just starting to show interest. He was all state in basketball last season after averaging 20 points per game, and he was all state in baseball after going 6-1 with a 0.85 ERA and batting .400 for a state championship team. He has not been offered but USC invited him in for the Mississippi State game and he will attend. “They were impressed after watching his tape,” said Hartsville coach Jeff Calabrese. “They are interested and intrigued.” Calabrese said he’ll be getting tapes of Lyles out to other schools in the near future.

Good size. Under the radar receiver that sounds like a good all around athlete.

Brinkley_Bulldozer52

10-01-2007, 02:26 PM

already posted, good info anyways however

KCSuge

10-01-2007, 02:29 PM

My bad.

Rice Rice Baby

10-01-2007, 02:42 PM

great size!

willy

10-01-2007, 07:11 PM

My bad.

He sounds real good to me.

KCSuge

10-01-2007, 07:15 PM

He sounds real good to me.

That's kinda what I thought. Freakin' good stats in every sport he plays. 6-4 205, not bad.

AtlGAMECOCK

10-01-2007, 07:25 PM

Cocksgonewild

10-01-2007, 07:42 PM

i can't believe coach Calabrese is still there I remember when he was my d-back coach in 9th or 10th grade.A really crazy energetic guy that I hated making a good play for him b/c he would beat the hell out of you congratulating you.

I dont know about that, he's only been at Hartsville High for 3-4 years. Before that he coached at West Florence High School.

CockyDemon13

10-01-2007, 07:50 PM

So does he want to come here is the question.

mjmiller

10-01-2007, 07:51 PM

Do you think we will offer, considering the number of commits already, and the fact that we aren't taking as many commitments this year?

JoeCock

10-01-2007, 09:00 PM

I dont know about that, he's only been at Hartsville High for 3-4 years. Before that he coached at West Florence High School.

If I am not mistaken, He was an Assistant Coach at Hartsville before he was a Head Coach at West FLorence.

He came here to replace Lineberger.

AtlGAMECOCK

10-01-2007, 09:06 PM

I dont know about that, he's only been at Hartsville High for 3-4 years. Before that he coached at West Florence High School.

Could be a diffent guy I don't know I moved to the Atl the end of my soph year, so I dont know about his coaching moves.

USC4LIFE2

10-01-2007, 10:54 PM

He was an assistant at Hartsville before going to West Florence, I played under him back in 95...He's a great coach.

mickholtlaw

10-02-2007, 01:28 PM

This post is petering our but I thought I would offer my comments. I played for Hartsville when we were a state power and was on a state championship team and I have seen about everyone to go through that program since the late 70's to date. This Lyles kid is better than anyone I have ever seen play for the Red Foxes at WR. He is that good and is more than worhty of a scholarship to Carolina, whether it be baseball, football or basketball. There was a guy I played with, Aubrey Shaw, a Shrine Bowler who was the last three way All State player for Hartsville. Lyles may be better than Aubrey as an all around player. He is truly gifted.

HartsVegasCock

10-02-2007, 01:42 PM

Aubrey Shaw was the man! That was some great teams in the 80's. Our run from 90-94 was a great run except for losing the state 3 out of 4 years. I would love to see Lyles end up at SC but with how high it sounds he could be drafted in Baseball, who knows whats gonna happen.

JoeCock

10-02-2007, 06:46 PM

PK's update from this weekend:

October 01, 2007

Lyles Gets Good Look At USC

By Phil Kornblut

WR Jordan Lyles (6-4 195) of Hartsville made an unofficial visit to USC Saturday. "I liked it a lot," Lyles said. "I talked with coach Spurrier Jr. before the game. He was going to look at my film. He hadn't had a chance to look at it." Lyles is one of the state's leading receivers this season with 38 catches for 729 yards and 15 touchdowns. He said he's also drawing football interest from Presbyterian, Wofford and The Citadel. USC has offered Lyles in baseball as a pitcher. Last season he was 5-1 with a 0.85 ERA. And he was all state in basketball as well as a junior and is drawing interest in that sport from the College of Charleston, The Citadel and Francis Marion.

HartsVegasCock

10-03-2007, 04:42 PM

Theres an article on Gamecock Central on Lyles right now also.

scgolfer67

10-07-2007, 01:23 AM

Update on Jordan: Friday nights game at spring alley brought 3 more tds (18 on the yr) and roughly 160-180 more yards. The Gamecocks have yet to offer but he will be making visits to UGA, UT, NCst, and UNC. The word is that UT is ready to offer and waiting till his visit to pull the trigger. It is still up in the air right now but USC and the ole ball coach need to get on the ball.

:football:

Brinkley_Bulldozer52

10-07-2007, 10:06 AM

Bring'em all in!

07Carolina

10-07-2007, 08:48 PM

Spurrier has proven that he has a fairly slow trigger finger on recruits. He wants to make sure that they will fit in to his scheme before making a commitment to the recruit. In all, I think this guy will get an offer, especially considering his overall athleticism. Maybe Steve can do Ray a favor on this one.

USC4LIFE2

11-03-2007, 01:05 AM

I live in Hartsville and was wondering what you guys think about these 2 kids???They are great players and have accomplished alot this year.Do ya'll think they'll have a chance at getting a shot with us??

tigerpimp

11-03-2007, 01:06 AM

did hartsville beat sumter tonight?

USC4LIFE2

11-03-2007, 01:13 AM

Yeah it was like 40 to 28 or something close to that

Ga_Gamecock

11-03-2007, 01:33 AM

i have heard the lyles kid is a MLB prospect ... true?

Will4144

11-03-2007, 01:53 AM

Jordan Lyles is going to be a pretty good WR for someone. He hasn't gotten a lot of attention since he hasn't played all of his high school career, but he'll be a steal wherever he goes.

He'll probably end up being another Kentucky, Vanderbilt, or Wake Forest steal from SC.

As far as Newsome, he hasn't proven himself to be a D-1 QB.

atrain3067

11-03-2007, 11:54 AM

Jordan Lyles is a USC Commit if we offer. He's been a lifelong Gamecock fan, so if we offer, he commits on the spot. Latest is that SOS Jr. is reviewing his film, but has not offered him.

22cocky

11-03-2007, 12:01 PM

Hope we keep the in-state guys

JoeCock

11-03-2007, 06:38 PM

I would love to see another Red Fox grow up to be a Gamecock.

We haven't had one in a while.:thumbsup:

HartsVegasCock

11-03-2007, 06:57 PM

From what I hear Lyles will be a MLB draft pick. Left handed with an crazy low ERA. They hooked up for 3 more TD's last night which just blew all records away at Hartsville for a single season. You'll hear alot of him when basketball starts up since his the star of the team in that sport also, but most likely baseball will be his calling.

scgolfer67

11-07-2007, 10:31 AM

Jordan Lyles is a USC Commit if we offer. He's been a lifelong Gamecock fan, so if we offer, he commits on the spot. Latest is that SOS Jr. is reviewing his film, but has not offered him.

This is far from the truth. Jordan did grow up a Carolina fan, but is not a lock if we offer. Jordan is looking at 5 schools for football (SC, Tenn, UNC, Clemson and somewhere else). No school has offered for football yet. Last I heard Tenn was closest to offering. Jordan is a MLB prospect and they experts are saying he could go Real Real early. Almost every D1 school in the country as offered for baseball. A few instate schools have offered in basketball with more to come after this season. Jordan is far from knowing what he is gonna do because it is a decision he will make with his family when the time is right.

acejrock

11-07-2007, 11:14 AM

damn recruited in three sports.. must be a bad ass

HartsVegasCock

11-07-2007, 12:09 PM

I cant wait to see him in basketball, he lit it up last year. They are playing in the Beach Ball Classic this year and he plays on the AAU McDonalds team at the beach also. His pitching helped us win the state in Baseball last year. Hopefully he can help us beat Conway this week. He had a off game against them the first time they played but it didnt help when our star back got knocked out in the first half.

jaytda4th

12-13-2007, 02:04 AM

just watched the rivals "sleeper" shrine bowl picks. WOW is all i can say about lyles. They were showing him make amazing catches. We NEED this kids.. he looked to have some of the best pure hands i have seen since sidney rice.. and rice has the best hands i have ever seen since randy moss.

WE HAVE TO OFFER THIS KID.. if you want to watch the video it's free. This kid is really really good. http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/video.asp?section=fbrecruit&pkey=57197&vidtype=amp&vidid=2829

Indiana Gamecock

12-13-2007, 08:31 AM

As good as he is in football, I think he is even better at baseball. I have read in other threads that he may be going to College of Charleston on baseball scholorship.

hardcock2

12-13-2007, 09:18 AM

If he's so good in baseball...are we not recruiting him for that? Why go to CofC if you could go to USC or CU....no smack at CofC...just sayin'.

scgolfer67

12-13-2007, 10:06 AM

If he plays baseball....he will go into the draft and skip college. He has offers from almost every D1 school for baseball and CofC and cidital are recruiting him to play basketball very hard.

Indiana Gamecock

12-13-2007, 10:16 AM

I must have misread about C of C recruiting him in baseball. I have no idea why CU or USC are or are not in the mix for him in baseball. Honestly, if I was good enough to be drafted high out of high school I would probably go.

PalmettoCock

12-13-2007, 11:01 AM

We have already offered in baseball.

Will4144

12-13-2007, 03:24 PM

He definitely looks like a good prospect. If Spurrier deems him worthy, I'll be more than happy. If not, I'll be disappointed in not getting him as I was last year with losing Brian Maddox's teammate, TE/LB Cam Ford.

But Jordan Lyles is a much better player than Cam Ford was. I think we'll seriously consider him before all is said and done.

scgolfer67

12-14-2007, 10:17 AM

It all depends teo things for Jordan to get an offer from Carolina to play Football ( so i have been told).

1. His performance at the shrine bowl this week....practice and the game itself

2. the committments of other WR that we are recruiting. I.e. Streeter, Moore, Lawerance. Also been told that this GT wideout D.J Donely that wants to transfer here may hurt Jordan's cause.

This kid is a great athlete and will excel in any sport he choices. His brother lives with me here in columbia and i've know Jordan all my life and the kid is an all rounder. I think the University of SC could use a good student athlete like him.

yShalabi

12-14-2007, 11:48 AM

This guy is pretty freaking atheletic. We should send in the whole package and recruit him hard. He could play baseball and football..

scgolfer67

12-14-2007, 11:52 AM

Jordan can't play both at Carolina b/c SOS doesn't allow it. Remember when Smelly came in he was the Alabama player of the year in baseball and SOS told him no chance

Will4144

12-14-2007, 02:18 PM

Jordan can't play both at Carolina b/c SOS doesn't allow it. Remember when Smelly came in he was the Alabama player of the year in baseball and SOS told him no chance

Spurrier will allow it. That's how we've been in it so hard for some guys like Sanders Commings Jr., etc. It was Chris Smelley's decision to play strictly football.

scgolfer67

12-14-2007, 02:25 PM

Will4144

12-14-2007, 02:31 PM

Sorry Will4144 but i think you in correct we had a softball game against smelly and the football team over the summer for USC intramurals and I asked him about it and Smelly said SOS wouldn't allow him to play. This is also why Sidney Rice and Cliff Matthews couldn't play basketball. SOS doesn't like kids to play two sports.

Maybe you're right. I didn't know Smelley and Matthews were two-sport prospects. Sidney Rice decided on his own to stick to just football after his first year.

jaytda4th

12-14-2007, 11:56 PM

pretty good decision you might say.

scgolfer67

12-19-2007, 12:40 PM

New videos of Jordan are up on GCC, if anyone wants to see what Jordan can do on the field. Remeber this footage is only of this year and he has not had four year to build up that kinda footage.

87Cock09

12-19-2007, 05:48 PM

his films look REALLY good. I know we don't have room to take him, but if he decides to focus on football, he can be special. I just hope he doesn't end up at Clemson or anywhere else in the SEC

Gamechickens

12-19-2007, 06:12 PM

i go to west florence and we shut him down when we beat em.

Ga_Gamecock

12-19-2007, 07:27 PM

brockmartin77

12-19-2007, 07:44 PM

Well with the Lindsey twins having their scholarships revoked, does that mean we have two more to offer this year?

Will4144

12-20-2007, 01:15 AM

Well with the Lindsey twins having their scholarships revoked, does that mean we have two more to offer this year?

Is that official word? Were they the only ones to lose scholarships?

brockmartin77

12-20-2007, 09:15 AM

Is that official word? Were they the only ones to lose scholarships?

Read this on GoGamecock.com yesterday. Sounds like they have been cut.
Link below
http://www.gogamecocks.com/index.php/site/football_article/past_time_for_usc_to_cut_ties_with_lindsey_twins/

JAYBEZ

12-20-2007, 09:59 AM

i go to west florence and we shut him down when we beat em.

Wait wait wait!

West Florence won a game? When I went there we won one game when I was a freshman and then lost the rest of the time I was there.

I wasn't till My freshman year at USC, I came back to see a girl and West Florence broke the losing streak... we then proceeded to tear down the goal post.

ConwayGamecock

12-20-2007, 10:45 AM

Read this on GoGamecock.com yesterday. Sounds like they have been cut.
Link below
http://www.gogamecocks.com/index.php/site/football_article/past_time_for_usc_to_cut_ties_with_lindsey_twins/

That link is just to Ron Morris' editorial sayign that the twins SHOULD be cut due to their past transgressions. It doesn't say anything about them being cut, and there's nothing else on gogamecocks I could find that says this.....

OVPcock

12-20-2007, 11:20 AM

Am I the only one who wonders why Lyles is playing WR? Seems like with his size, speed, athletic ability, and GREAT pitching arm, he could be an OUTSTANDING quarterback prospect... A little late for him to change now, but still....

Gamecockfanatic4

12-20-2007, 03:57 PM

December 19, 2007

Lyles Awaiting First Major Offer

By Phil Kornblut
Shrine Bowl WR Jordan Lyles (6-4 195) of Hartsville has joined the Red Foxes basketball team, and this spring will toe the rubber for the baseball team. The three sport standout caught 81 passes this season for 1400 yards and 24 touchdowns. He has received football offers from Presbyterian, The Citadel, Coastal Carolina and Elon. He has basketball offers from The College of Charleston, Francis Marion and The Citadel. And his baseball offers are from USC, Clemson, College of Charleston, Presbyterian, Wofford and Spartanburg Methodist JC. But Lyles is hoping for a football offer from a major college before moving forward with his plans. USC showed interest in him during the season but he's not heard from the Gamecocks since before the Shrine Bowl. He does not have a favorite.

http://www.goupstate.com/article/20071219/PSPORTS02/949068650/-1/psports
Heck of an Athlete

USCocks3

12-20-2007, 04:04 PM

with numbers like that WHY THE HELL hasn't a major school in one of those 3 sports offered him???? makes no sense to me

Gamecockfanatic4

12-20-2007, 04:08 PM

with numbers like that WHY THE HELL hasn't a major school in one of those 3 sports offered him???? makes no sense to me
its says us and Clemson have in Baseball

USCocks3

12-20-2007, 04:10 PM

its says us and Clemson have in Baseball

Right, I phrased that wrong. My bad, I kind of understand the football offers not coming right away but he continued to put up ridiculous numbers all year long. It's not like he started out well and once people figured him out he stopped being so good. He's apparently a freak, anybody that can play 3 sports, year round, with no break is ridiculous.

I played football and golf in HS and I would have to take time off from football to rest up for GOLF...much less going straight into basketball then baseball. That's ridiculous.

athenscock2

12-20-2007, 06:33 PM

If we haven't offered at this point, I doubt we do.

snoopcockycock

12-20-2007, 06:41 PM

I played football and golf in HS and I would have to take time off from football to rest up for GOLF...much less going straight into basketball then baseball. That's ridiculous.

is golf a sport? seems like chess is more athletic than golf.:rotfl: jk