South Carolina adds commitment from highly-touted specialist

Mason Love did not need long to decide that South Carolina will be his college football home. A day after getting a scholarship offer, Love pledged to Shane Beamer’s program.

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Love, a highly-touted punter, made his commitment announcement on social media.

Kohl’s Kicking rates Love a 5-star kicker (No. 19 overall) and punter (No. 4 overall).

“Love put on a show at the 2023 Texas Showcase in the spring of 2023,” his Kohl’s profile reads. “He dominated the camp by winning the punt and field goal competitions at camp. His punt drill work was exceptional and he showed Power Five ability. Love’s hand-to-toe times were at the college level. Love scored 12/15 points on field goals, 107.9 on kick-offs, and 111 points in punting. He also competed at the National Invitational Scholarship Camp in July of 2022. He scored 103.5 points in punting, and 25/36 points on field goals. He had another strong showing at the 2022 Kohl’s UC Challenge. He was excellent in his punting and was consistent with his ball striking and hang-time in the charting portion. He was able to hit 4.5+ seconds with ease at the event. He flashed great leg strength in his kickoffs at the event as well. Love attended his first Kohl’s ranking event at the Winter Showcase in December of 2021. He had one of the more impressive overall camps in all three disciplines. Love has the talent to play D1 football early in his career!”

The Missouri native previously had offers from Air Force, Arkansas State, Army, Navy and Cal. Beamer’s staff extended an offer on Sunday.

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