2026 quarterback commits to the Gamecocks
The South Carolina Gamecocks do not yet have a commitment for the 2025 recruiting class. On Friday night, Shane Beamer skipped ahead and landed one of the Southeast’s top quarterback prospects for the 2026 cycle.
Jackson (Alabama) product Landon Duckworth announced an early commitment to USC on social media. He chose the Gamecocks over early scholarship offers from Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Texas A&M, TCU, UCF, and Vanderbilt.
“South Carolina really laid out the red carpet & has shown regardless of it being three years from now I’m their top priority quarterback for the ’26 class,” Duckworth told GamecockCentral.com.
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The 6-foot-3, 187-pounder was offered by South Carolina back in the spring, visiting in April for the Garnet and Black Game. He then returned to Columbia at the end of last month for USC’s recruiting cookout event.
“The way they treated me as family, it really feels like a place I can call home from the time I got there. The whole staff is involved & I like that,” he said following the latest trip. The message from Coach (Dowell) Loggains & staff is that I’m a priority for the Gamecocks. Even though I have three years left, he’s all in right now.”
Duckworth is yet to be ranked by any of the major recruiting services. During the spring recruiting evalution period, Loggains and area recruiter Jody Wright made an in-person trip to Alabama to watch him throw.
As a freshman, Duckworth passed for 1,985 yards and 20 touchdowns. He also rushed for 355 yards and 8 touchdowns.
