Will Muschamp era at South Carolina kicks off with two decommitments

The Will Muschamp era at South Carolina has begun — and four-star defensive end Jordan Smith wants no part of it.

Smith, a 6-foot-5, 225-pound prospect from Lithonia, Ga., took to Twitter to make his decommitment, citing Muschamp’s decision not to retain defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward as the main factor.

https://twitter.com/jordansmith125/status/673924329516716032

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Smith is the 26^th-ranked player in Georgia according to 247Sports.com. He took an official visit to Tennessee on Dec. 4 and will take an official to Florida this weekend. The 247Sports crystal ball has Tennessee as the favorite to land Smith by 67 percent.

Joining Smith as an ex-Gamecock commitment is three-star defensive back J.J. Givens from Mechanicsville, Va., but he isn’t ready to close the door on Muschamp yet.

please read. pic.twitter.com/XvWtp0snnB

— jj (?,?) (@1JGivens) December 8, 2015

Givens, a 6-foot-2, 170-pound prospect from Atlee H.S., tells 247sports he will take an unofficial visit to South Carolina this weekend to meet to the new staff and will likely receive a visit from new defensive coordinator Travaris Robinson before taking his trip.

Corey Long

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