Big time South Carolina target Malik Clark will be in attendance for the Gamecocks vs Ole Miss this weekend.

Some big news dropped on the recruiting trail yesterday as 2025 wide receiver Malik Clark announced his decommitment to the Florida State Seminoles. The Gamecocks were heavily involved in Clark’s recruitment leading into his commitment and now the door has opened back up for them. On top of that, Clark also announced on social media that he will be in attendance for this weekend’s game against Ole Miss.

Clark is rated as a four-star prospect, the 238th-best player in the country, the 30th-best wide receiver and the second-best player in the state of South Carolina. If head coach Shane Beamer and his staff can lock down one of the top players in the state this cycle, that would be a massive boost for the 2025 class.

Clark, who boasts a remarkable 40 scholarship offers, is drawing significant attention, with the South Carolina Gamecocks emerging as the favorite to secure his commitment. He recently visited Columbia last weekend and is set to return for another visit this weekend when South Carolina takes on Ole Miss.

As one of the top wide receivers in the country, Clark’s decision to back off his commitment could have a major impact on the recruiting landscape, especially for teams like South Carolina looking to bolster their 2025 class. Stay tuned for more updates as this story unfolds.

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South Carolina football fans were stunned earlier this summer when 4-star wide receiver Malik Clark announced his commitment to the Florida State Seminoles. After the Rock Hill High School product seemed to be deciding between South Carolina and North Carolina, the ‘Noles swooped in and landed his pledge.

Shane Beamer and his staff never stopped recruiting Clark, though, and those efforts could be paying off.

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With FSU off to a surprise 1-4 start, Clark decommitted from the Seminoles. On3’s Hayes Fawcett reported the news first.

Clark has visited Columbia multiple times since his initial pledge to Florida State, most recently for the Gamecocks’ matchup with Akron ten days ago. He is expected to be back on campus again soon.

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Listed at 6’2.5″ and 180 pounds, Clark has solid size for a receiver, but he also possesses elite speed. The pass-catcher has run in the 10.5 range in the 100-meter and the upper 4.3s in the 40-yard dash. His speed translates to the gridiron, too, as he routinely runs past high school defenders.

Three receivers are currently committed to the South Carolina football program in the 2025 class. The Gamecock staff are high on Jayden Sellers, Brian Rowe, and Lex Cyrus, but adding another receiver or two in the class would help out a wide receiver room that will be losing a fair amount of players after this season.

On3 ranks Clark as the no. 7 player in the Palmetto State in the ’25 cycle.

You can watch some of his film below.

Lake Marion’s water levels have plunged by more than four feet over the past few days as Santee Cooper, South Carolina’s water and power utility, rushes to make room for floodwaters from North Carolina.

Helene made landfall last Thursday as a Category 4 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of around 140 miles per hour near Perry, Florida, in the state’s Big Bend region.

The storm brought fatalities across several southern and southeastern states, with storm surges, devastating winds, and torrential rain that threatened several dams and flooded Asheville, North Carolina.

More than 100 people were killed by the storm, the Associated Press reported. Days later, damage and devastation remain, and North Carolina floodwaters are coming to South Carolina.

On Monday evening, Santee Cooper warned Lake Marion boaters that the lake’s waters may exhibit sudden changes over the next few days.

“Boaters beware: We’re drawing down the lakes to make room for a wall of water coming from NC,” the utility posted on X, formerly Twitter. “Lake water will fall and rise in the next few days. If you must be in a boat, use extreme caution, avoid the Spillway, and watch for rapid water currents.”

A press release from the utility said that “near-historic water flows” were expected to make their way downstream from the North Carolina flooding, amounting to inflows of 2 million gallons per second into Lake Marion. To make room for the water, the utility began lowering the lake’s volume by spilling water from the dam last week.

On September 27, Lake Marion’s water levels were nearly 75 feet. By Tuesday morning, they had dropped to just over 70 feet, a steep plunge compared to average water levels over the past few years. Water levels have mostly ranged from 73 to 76 feet during that time.

The press release assured South Carolina residents that the utility’s dams are secure and not at risk of failure. Last week, Hurricane Helene’s torrential rainfall stressed several dams in North Carolina and Tennessee to the point of imminent failure.

Officials plan to spill water from Lake Marion at a rate of nearly 1 million gallons per second beginning on Tuesday to continue allowing room for the excess water.

Newsweek reached out to Santee Cooper via email for comment.

Although the dam is secure, Santee Cooper warned that flooding may occur in the Santee River floodplain by Thursday or Friday.

“This is a significant spill, and flooding should be expected in the same areas in Georgetown County as experienced in 2015 and 2020, when the utility also conducted major spills,” the press release said. “Flooding will be more significant in areas closer to U.S. Highway 17. The Santee Cooper team is working with local and state authorities to manage any related issues.”

Spilling will continue until further notice.