South Carolina picked up commitment No. 8 on Monday when defensive end Darius English (Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern) went public with his commitment to South Carolina.

English commits to South Carolina.

English is commitment No. 8 for the Gamecocks.

English visited South Carolina for the first time on Saturday and he told the Gamecock coaching staff that he was ready to commit.

“When I finished the tour and everything, I told Coach (G.A.) Mangus that South Carolina is where I want to be,” English said. “He was excited. He said that I was the first defensive end commit for them. I just wanted to talk things over with my parents before I went public. They were excited about as well. That was the school they wanted me to go too. They live in Augusta so they are close to South Carolina.”

English chose the Gamecocks over offers from schools like Auburn, North Carolina, Arkansas, Michigan State, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and several others.

He is three-star recruit according to 247sports and has an 83 rating.

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