South Carolina's football page announces Jordan Burch is officially a Gamecock

The football account announced Thursday night.

The wait is over. 

Thursday night the official account for the South Carolina Gamecocks football team announced Jordan Burch was part of the team 

Jordan Burch is officially a Gamecock!#GarnetGang20 pic.twitter.com/dv4OnLNpwC

— Gamecock Football (@GamecockFB) February 7, 2020

"It's a great way to close out our 2020 signing class with Jordan Burch deciding to stay home and play for the University of South Carolina," head coach Will Muschamp said in a statement issued by the school. "He is a wonderful person and I'm excited that he will be part of the Gamecock family. We really appreciate his mother, Henri, trusting us and sending her son to the in-state school. Jordan is an explosive athlete, extremely smart and versatile player who can do a lot of things on the football field and I can't wait to coach him."

#SpursUp!Boom!

— Will Muschamp (@CoachWMuschamp) February 7, 2020

Burch is ranked as the No. 1 player in South Carolina, the No. 2 defensive tackle in the country and No. 8 overall in the 247Sports Composite. He is also considered the No. 4 player in the country in the ESPN300.

The Hammond product is the highest ranked recruit signed by South Carolina since Jadeveon Clowney was the No. 1 player overall in 2011.

The moment we learned @JordanB1505 would be staying home was one we'll never forget 🤙 pic.twitter.com/eO413ZyXqb

— Gamecock Football (@GamecockFB) February 7, 2020