Oluwatosin Babalade commits back to South Carolina football

Oluwatosin “Tree” Babalade will be a Gamecock after all.

The offensive lineman from Maryland announced Tuesday though a social media post that he has committed again to the South Carolina football program.

“Boom we back in business lock in,” he said on Twitter in announcing his recommitment.

His announcement comes less than a week after announcing he was reopening his recruitment. Babalade stayed with Gamecocks over interest from the home-state Maryland program. He also considered Ohio State and Rutgers.

The 6-foot-5, 310-pound Babalade is rated a four-star prospect and the No. 254 player in the 2023 class, per the 247Sports Composite. He had been committed to South Carolina since Aug. 5.

Babalade played this season for Dematha Catholic High School in Maryland.

South Carolina football 2023 commits

Includes high school or junior college commitments.

RB Dontavius Braswell, Washington County (Ga.)

OL Trovon Baugh, Pace Academy (Ga.)

OL Jatavius Shivers, Villa Rica (Ga.)

OL Markee Anderson, Dorman

OL Oluwatosin Babalade, Hyattsville (Md.)

WR CJ Adams, Pebblebrook (Ga.)

WR Tyshawn Russell (Pa.)

TE Connor Cox, The Bolles School (Fla.)

TE Reid Mikeska, Cypress (Tx)

TE Kamron Sandlin, Anniston (Ala.)

S Judge Collier, Legion Collegiate, Rock Hill

DL Xzavier McLeod, Camden

DL Zavion Hardy, Macon (Ga.)

DE Monteque Rhames, Manning (transferred from Sumter)

DE Desmond Umeozulu (Md.)

LB Grayson Howard, Andrew Jackson (Fla.)

S Jalon Kilgore, Putnam County (Ga.)

S Zahbari Sandy, St John’s, Washington (DC)

S Cam Upshaw, Taylor County (Fla.)

ATH Vicari Swain, Central (Ga.)

ATH Kelton Henderson, Lehigh Acres (Fla.)

This story was originally published December 20, 2022 7:05 PM.