BYU’s not the only football program in the country dealing with the arrest of a member of its most recent recruiting class.
According to a report from The State newspaper, South Carolina signee Shameik Blackshear was arrested Friday at his Bluffton (SC) high school following an incident that allegedly occurred last Saturday. Blackshear was charged with one count of petit larceny and, after being taken to the Beaufort County Detention Center, he was released following an overnight stay.
The paper reports that Blackshear is alleged to have taken a purse and safe from a Mill Creek home Feb. 7. The total value of the items contained in the purse and safe totaled nearly $1,400.
What the future may hold for Blackshear in the Gamecock program remains to be seen.
“We are aware of the situation and will let the legal process work its way out,” a school spokesperson stated.
A four-star member of USC’s 2015 recruiting class, Blackshear was a rated as the No. 18 strongside defensive end in the country and the No. 5 player at any position in the state of South Carolina. Only two other Gamecock defensive signees in a class that ranked 19th nationally were higher-rated than Blackshear.
Blackshear, the first commitment to USC’s 2015 class when he verballed back in May of 2013, earned those lofty recruiting marks despite missing most of the past two seasons due to injuries, one of which was an ACL tear incurred last September. Entering the 2015 season and prior to the knee injury, the 6-4, 245-pound lineman was the top-rated player in the state and was a Rivals.com five-star.
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