Jaquavious Dodd Commits to South Carolina | Gamecocks Recruit Talks Shane Beamer & Hometown Pride

fourstar defensive lineman and South Carolina Gamecock commit jaquavius DOD is an athletic freak on three has them ranked as a top 150 player today on the fivestar flex he's going to tell us why he committed to South Carolina and how South Carolina really helped him blow up on the recruiting Trail all that and more on today's fivestar Flex when did you know that you wanted to be a game cup hey man it's from when I came to that camp and like last I think it was last summer like when I got there I went there for tight end but then Coach Lucas he was like I was a defensive end so I went over there with him I did some drills with them I ain't do well but I felt like I can progress in that position so that's when I switched over to DN and then I excel from that so you only been playing DM for this past year yeah yes sir that's crazy and you and so you you literally got a power five SEC scholarship at a position you only been playing for a year and the guy at South Carolina is who really put you on what did that mean to you for them to see your talent and to actually follow through with an offer hey man I was I've been waiting for it for a minute now I've been waiting for it bro I got excited when I when I seen that for real so I see you on Twitter you're really active when it comes to recruiting other players to South Carolina what do you tell guys about South Carolina and why they should come join you because man they need to they need to figure out that it's home cuz like South Carolina it's a lot of great people a lot of great staff a lot of great coaches and I feel like the more people we bring in the better like the whole us together will be who do you talk to the most on the staff and what have they've been telling you about what you need to do in order to be most the most successful you can be when you get there coach Lucas okay what's his message to you he just told me to stay on my grind but like not to eat too much stay fast though feel me fast really beats anything really so when you went to South Carolina on your unofficial visit I think you left committed what was it about that unofficial that made you want to lock it in right then I mean I went I went down there knowing I had it in the back of my mind when I when I went down there because I done been down there like three times I done been to a football game I done been to a practice I just seen how them Bulls is working I feel like they can change my life what was coach Beamer's message to you and how excited was he when you told him you were committing hey man coach beam man it's like man he was happy though he was happy he was happy he he was happy what does it mean to be from South Carolina and getting to go put on for your state at South Carolina hey that's a different Beast for real because like not only that you from South Carolina but you can like show it off to other people like I'm from my state and we we we gonna show up and show out when you look at all of the top players that South Carolina has gotten over the years the majority of them were from South Carolina is there any player that played at South Carolina that you like that you were just like man you know if I could have a career like that then I think I'll be successful Clowny yeah that's a that's that's a good one for D Lin oh yeah yeah for sure for real what do you want no he he definitely was that guy what do you want to do your senior year in order to to to know that youve had a successful senior year I got I got to beat the record in sacks in one season oh wow hey I I love it I love it what do you think about your basketball game helps you as a football player um the running it's a lot of conditioning cuz like you running up and down the court a lot and like the jumping part that makes me more explosive when I'm getting on my stance and stuff like that I feel like that's the most important thing what's been your favorite part of being recruited um when the coach is calling my phone man yeah I love to see that yeah does it get like does it ever get too like do you ever feel overwhelmed by all the coaches calling no I feel like my my god parents do a little bit be stressing who helped you make your decision was it God parent like who was around you that helped you make your decision no I made my decision by myself oh wow that that that's that's big time do you see yourself taking visits to any other schools nah locked in 100% yes I heard all right give the fans at South Carolina a message and tell them about what they're getting when they get jaquavius Quay DOD hey man I'm G give y'all 100% like 100% every play even on and off the field I'm G give yall 100% I'm a freak athlete now I'm G get out the ball and like I'm a good person too now I'm a kind soul man yeah I Spurs up now Spurs up yeah Quay man where can everybody find you on social media uh quay d25 on Instagram I think this the same thing on Twitter