Grill in the Ville this weekend to include Peach State OL commit

One of Florida’s offensive line commitments will be in town this Saturday for the big BBQ.

Florida football’s first edition of its midsummer Grill in the Ville event, which welcomes prep prospects from a range of recruiting classes into the Swamp to build a closer relationship with Billy Napier and the Gators’ staff, is set to take place on Saturday, July 29, in Gainesville.

Among the myriad of prep recruits making their way to Hogtown this weekend is three-star offensive lineman [autotag]Marcus Mascoll[/autotag] out of Snellville (Georgia) South Gwinnett in the 2024 recruiting class. The 6-foot-4.5-inch, 290-pound trench warrior committed to Florida back on June 19 following an official visit, choosing the Gators over the LSU Tigers and NC State Wolfpack.

“It’s the people, it’s the people down here. Gainesville, it’s a great location, so I had to come down to see the Gators,” Mascoll told Swamp247 after his OV. “It was mainly just being around the players more, because that’s how I get the feel for, ‘these could be my future teammates’, so that’s mainly what I tried to soak in, all the stuff they threw at me, but it was good.”

His commitment was the third for the offensive line as Napier and Co. look to bolster the corps as one simply cannot have too much o-line depth. And it appears the love goes both ways between him and the program.

“Florida is a great university and Gainesville is a great city,” Mascoll told On3’s Hayes Fawcett after committing. “Coach (Billy) Napier, Coach (Rob) Sale and Coach (Darnell) Stapleton are all great dudes and they make me feel like a priority.”

Mascoll is ranked No. 680 overall and No. 52 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 623 and 41, respectively.

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Florida adds third OL to 2024 recruiting class

Florida continues to roll on the recruiting trail with the addition of South Gwinnett offensive lineman Marcus Mascoll, who committed on Monday.

After locking down three-star defensive lineman Michai Boireau earlier in the day, the Florida Gators earned a commitment on the other side of the trenches from three-star offensive tackle [autotag]Marcus Mascoll[/autotag].

The South Gwinnett (Snellville, Georgia) lineman is the 15th addition to Florida’s 2024 recruiting class, which is the third-best in the country, according to On3’s team rankings.

On3’s Hayes Fawcett spoke with Mascoll to find out why he picked Florida over LSU and NC State. He just finished up a three-weekend stretch where he visited each program on an official visit — LSU first, Florida second and NC State over the weekend.

“Florida is a great university and Gainesville is a great city,” Mascoll said. “Coach (Billy) Napier, Coach (Rob) Sale and Coach (Darnell) Stapleton are all great dudes and they make me feel like a priority.”

Sale and Stapleton work in tandem to coach the offensive linemen on the team, which is something most recruits speak positively about. Mascoll says that he’ll work at both guard and tackle in Gainesville.

The On3 industry ranking places Mascoll at No. 612 overall and No. 40 among offensive tackles in the class of 2024. He’s a consensus three-star recruit that’s currently 6-foot-4.5-inches tall and 290 pounds and growing.

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Gators battling SEC rival for this Peach State offensive tackle

The Gators and Tigers are tangling for this coveted offensive lineman.

Florida football is in a tight race for the talents of three-star offensive tackle [autotag]Marcus Mascoll[/autotag] out of Snellville (Georgia) South Gwinnett with their Southeastern Conference West division rivals, the LSU Tigers.

The 6-foot-4.5-inch, 292-pound lineman made an official visit to Baton Rouge to open the month of June followed by one with the Gators in Gainesville last weekend. He came away impressed with what the program has accomplished in Billy Napier’s second year at the helm.

“It was good getting to be around Coach Sale, Coach Napier, Coach Stapleton,” he told Swamp247. “Getting to be around them and just building that relationship more with them, that trust. It was good,” Mascoll said. “They’re all great dudes, they all believe in me. That’s one thing they emphasize: they believe in me. It means a lot from them, to just know the fact that they believe in me and could take me to the next level.”

However, despite the impression Napier and Co. made on the rising high school senior last weekend, the Tigers remain the top contender for his services — though the Gators have made some headway.

“I have LSU still at the top right now,” Mascoll said, “It’s closer, it’s way closer than people think.”

The North Carolina State Wolfpack and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are also in heavy pursuit of the coveted prospect. But despite the competition, Florida has a lot to offer the young student-athlete.

“It’s the people, it’s the people down here. Gainesville, it’s a great location, so I had to come down to see the Gators,” Mascoll said. “It was mainly just being around the players more, because that’s how I get the feel for, ‘these could be my future teammates’, so that’s mainly what I tried to soak in, all the stuff they threw at me, but it was good.”

Mascoll is ranked No. 679 overall and No. 55 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 659 and 45, respectively. On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine has LSU with an overwhelming 93.6% chance of landing him while UF has a measly 2.5% chance.

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LSU makes strong impression on Georgia offensive tackle ahead of commitment date

LSU seems to be the clear leader for Marcus Mascoll following his official visit.

With a commitment date of June 19 closing in, LSU’s staff seems to be in a good spot with Peach State offensive tackle [autotag]Marcus Mascoll[/autotag].

The three-star Atlanta South Gwinnett prospect was on campus this weekend for an official visit during LSU’s OL/DL camp, and he walked away from the visit impressed, according to On3’s Billy Embody (subscription required).

Mascoll said the campus “feels like another home” and he had positive conversations about his development with offensive line coach [autotag]Brad Davis[/autotag], graduate assistant [autotag]Steve Demeo[/autotag] and even head coach Brian Kelly.

The Tigers are currently a 93.6% favorite to land Mascoll, who On3 ranks as the No. 653 player and No. 45 offensive tackle in the 2024 class. This isn’t over yet as he plans visits to Florida and NC State ahead of his commitment date, but LSU seems like the clear team to beat right now.

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Gators to get coveted offensive tackle on campus for official visit

This 3-star offensive line prospect will be in Gainesville for an official visit in June.

Official visit planning season is in full swing as Billy Napier and his Florida football program continue to fill the calendar with potential future Gators. Among those who have recently set their date in the Swamp is three-star offensive tackle Marcus Mascoll out of Snellville (Georgia) South Gwinnett, who told Swamp247 he plans on stopping in Gainesville for the weekend of June 9.

The 6-foot-5-inch, 295-pound lineman made a prior trip to campus back in March, which would make his official visit his second to the university. He managed to touch base with several members of staff during that visit.

“I was around Coach [Billy] Napier, Coach [Rob] Sale, Coach [Darnell] Stapleton, and I met the strength and conditioning coach,” he told Swamp247. “They talked about how they think I am a hidden gem basically. They believe in me and they have faith in me. They were telling me about their direction for the program. Those were two of the main things they were talking to me about.”

Florida’s summer visit is sandwiched between the LSU Tigers, who Mascoll is set to visit the opening weekend of June, and the North Carolina State Wolfpack, who he is slated to see the weekend after. The three schools currently represent his preferred collegiate destinations.

Mascoll is ranked No. 651 overall and No. 52 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 638 and 44, respectively. On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine has LSU in the lead with a 87.7% chance of signing him, followed by Florida (4.8%), NC State (4.1%) and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1.8%), respectively.

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Florida locks in date for first meeting with 2024 OT after extending offer

Florida has plans to host Marcus Mascoll, an offensive tackle from the class of 2024, later this month after offering him a scholarship.

Florida extended an offer to South Gwinnett (Snellville, Georgia) offensive tackle [autotag]Marcus Mascoll[/autotag] on Monday, according to a social media post he sent out in the evening.

Swamp247 confirmed the news with Mascoll and learned that offensive line coach Rob Sale was the one who called and offered. It was Mascoll’s first time talking to Sale, but he’s been in contact with some of the assistants on the staff for a while.

He said he felt like an offer was building up, and it didn’t take him very long to schedule a visit with the Gators after finally getting the good news.

“I got March 28th on the calendar,” he said. “I locked that date in with them. I want to get down there and get familiar with the campus and coaches. I want to meet them and then get to know them and let them know more about me.”

At 6-foot-5-inches tall and 278 pounds, Mascoll is actually a bit undersized compared to some of Florida’s other offensive tackle targets. Still, he’s big enough to play in the SEC and is still a junior in high school.

LSU is Florida’s main competition in the race for Mascoll. He recently visited the program and also has a trip planned to Coastal Carolina. It’ll take some convincing for the Gators to overtake the Tigers immediately, but his post-visit comments should give a better idea of where Mascoll is at on UF.

247Sports doesn’t currently have a rating for Mascoll, but On3 lists him as a three-star talent ranked No. 47 in the nation among offensive tackles in the class of 2024. He’s also the No. 92 ranked player from the state of Georgia in his class.

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LSU offers 2024 Atlanta OL who is considered a Pittsburgh lean

Marcus Mascoll isn’t rated by the major services, but he picked up an offer from the Tigers on Thursday.

[autotag]Marcus Mascoll[/autotag] is a 2024 6-foot-3, 297-pound offensive lineman from Atlanta where he plays for South Gwinnett High School. The Comets finished the 2022 football season 4-6 and failed to make the GHSA playoffs. There currently is no Crystal Ball projection for Mascoll, but Pittsburgh is the favorite to land him per On3.

Film Analysis: Mascoll plays left tackle for the Comets and he is a physical guy. He doesn’t have the quickest footwork, but if he gets his hands on you, it is over for you. He does a great job blocking down in the run game and pulling when he is asked to.

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Offer from Clemson ‘would mean a lot’ to Georgia OL, younger brother of current Tiger

Among the standout prospects who participated in the Dabo Swinney Camp earlier this month was the younger brother of a current Clemson defensive lineman. South Gwinnett High School (Snellville, Ga.) offensive lineman Marcus Mascoll – a 6-foot-5, …

Among the standout prospects who participated in the Dabo Swinney Camp earlier this month was the younger brother of a current Clemson defensive lineman.

South Gwinnett High School (Snellville, Ga.) offensive lineman Marcus Mascoll – a 6-foot-5, 297-pound rising junior in the class of 2024 – worked out at the Swinney Camp on Friday, June 10 and Saturday, June 11.

“It was a very good camp,” Mascoll told The Clemson Insider. “Very tiring, of course… but it was a good experience. Got to talk to Coach TA (Clemson offensive line coach Thomas Austin). They gave me a lot of help and tips. This is my second year playing the (offensive line) position, so I’ve still got a lot to learn. But it was a good experience.”

Mascoll’s older brother, Justin, is of course a defensive end for the Tigers entering his redshirt senior season in 2022.

“He likes it up there,” Marcus said of his sibling. “It’s a very good place to be at, good atmosphere, and the fans are great. That’s one thing I learned about Clemson.”

This summer marked the younger Mascoll’s first time camping at Clemson.

“I’d say one-on-ones was really the highlight,” he said. “That’s what the coaches mainly wanted to see, how I would do against these older guys and these higher-ranked guys.”

Speaking of the coaches, Marcus had the chance to chat with Austin at the camp, and at the time he spoke with TCI, Marcus was expecting the Tigers’ offensive line coach to follow up and get back in touch with him to speak some more.

“We just talked about stuff I could work on, a lot of little stuff,” Marcus said of Austin. “Coach Ski (Clemson assistant coach Lemanski Hall) told me Coach Austin was supposed to text me at some point in time just to talk to me and stuff.”

Marcus hopes to draw interest from Clemson moving forward after being able to camp there and show the coaches what he can do.

“It would be a good feeling to know that I’m getting looked at by a school my brother attends,” he said. “A lot of people are watching me of course, just because I’m the younger brother of Justin.”

Although Marcus’s recruiting process is just getting started, he picked up his first offer from Pittsburgh in May, and UCF is another school looking at him. He visited UCF in April and was slated to camp at Georgia last week.

“I bring physicality,” he said, describing himself as an offensive lineman. “When I see that person in front of me, I’m going to dominate them, and I feel like I play fast. I’m new to the position, so there’s a lot of stuff I need to learn. But physicality is one of the main things I bring to the table.”

Marcus, who hopes to make it back to Clemson sooner than later, would love to earn an offer from the Tigers in the future and have the opportunity to follow in his brother’s footsteps to Tiger Town.

“An offer from Clemson would mean a lot,” he said. “That’s something my family would be pumped up about, my brother especially. It would be an honor, great feeling.”

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