Mason Love signs with South Carolina
It’s signing day in South Carolina, and signatures from prospects continue to roll in for Shane Beamer’s Gamecocks program.
The latest prospect to officially ink with South Carolina football is Park Hill South (MO) punter Mason Love.
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He is rated by the On3 Industry Ranking as a three-star prospect. Love is additionally ranked as the 2311th-best prospect in the 2024 class and the fourth-best punter prospect nationally.
Love is the 33rd-best prospect in the state of Missouri.
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Here is more on the newest addition for readers of GamecockCentral.com:
South Carolina Gamecocks recruiter: Pete Lembo
Other scholarship offers: Arkansas State, Air Force, California, Army
Why South Carolina? “I chose USC because Coach Beamer and Coach Lembo are the best special teams minds in the country and have proven success at developing guys and sending them to the NFL.”
Scouting report from Kohl’s Kicking: Love put on a show at the 2023 Texas Showcase in the spring of 2023. He also won a spot at Kohl’s National Scholarship Camp to play in the Under Armour All-American Game in July of 2023. His punt score of 111.30 points led the 2024 class. He also scored 28/36 points on field goals and 109.67 points on kick-offs. He dominated the Texas Showcase 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!
