Florence (S.C.) IMG Academy five-star defensive end Xavier Thomas announced in mid-December he narrowed his college choices to South Carolina and Clemson. The Gamecocks played in the Birmingham Bowl and Clemson played and won the national championship. Thomas tweeted out on Wednesday that the Gamecocks performance in their overtime loss to South Florida has his attention for the future.

Thomas was tagged in the following tweet that has subsequently been deleted:

"I wonder if @atxlete wants to play in the big games @GamecockFB or the big games @ClemsonFB plays in." The tweet had the the College Football Playoff National Championship logo and Birmingham Bowl logo paired with each other.

Bro They played in that bowl with a team full of freshmen & a brand new coaching staff, they are building something special at USC. Trust me https://t.co/HYp0jDQsyL — Xavier Thomas 1??9?? (@atxlete) January 11, 2017

The No. 2 overall player in the Class of 2018, Thomas insists he is coming back to his home state to go to college after playing his senior year at IMG Academy. Based off the Tweet above, the Gamecocks and their future continue to impress Thomas.

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