South Carolina received a commitment on Friday afternoon from three-star running back Rico Dowdle (Asheville, N.C./AC Reynolds). Dowdle is the second running back in the class joining CJ Freeman.

Rico Dowdle RB | 5-11 | 207 A C Reynolds (Asheville, NC) Class of 16 247Sports Composite 0.8556 Natl 711 Pos 46 State34 100%

Dowdle, a Shrine Bowl participant, holds a 0.8556 rating in the 247Sports Composite but is rated as a four-star prospect by 247Sports.

Dowdle picked the Gamecocks over offers from Tennessee and others. He is expected to visit officially on January 22.

[blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"][p lang="en" dir="ltr"]Officially committed to the University of South Carolina!