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Recruiting The latest on Kayvon Thibodeaux

Adam Maya
I checked in on the recruitment of five-star defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, who just this week released a top five of USC, Oregon, Florida State, Florida and Alabama. If it seems to be a bit quiet between USC and the Westlake Village Oaks Christian product, that's because it is.

And there's a reason for it.

A source with intimate knowledge of Thibodeaux's recruitment told me the USC coaches "love" his game. There have been murmurs that the staff isn't high on him and I was told that is patently false. The Trojans really want him. But they're not heavily pursuing Thibodeaux just yet because the feeling is he is a bit enchanted with the recruiting charade that often accompanies being the consensus top prospect in the country. This approach actually isn't that uncommon with local five-stars.

Part of USC's plan is to give him his space for now and reconnect with him when he's ready. Thibodeaux said he's not planning to decide on a school until sometime this fall. So there's some time.
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Recruiting USC makes the cut for 2020 QB Bryce Young

Adam Maya
Class of 2020 quarterback Bryce Young, the successor of J.T. Daniels at Mater Dei High and Rivals' top-rated dual-threat QB in his class, released a top six Saturday that included USC, Washington, Texas, Penn State, Oklahoma and Alabama.

Login to view embedded media Here's what Young told Adam Gorney about USC earlier this week:

“From Mater Dei, that would be the smoothest transition,” Young said. “I feel like it’s a great offense and there is that pipeline. I’ve probably had the longest relationship with those coaches. Coach (Clay) Helton was one of the first coaches that I talked to back in seventh, eighth grade. Coach (Bryan) Ellis is super cool, I’ve talked to him a lot and coach (Tee) Martin is really cool, I’ve known him for a long time. It’s close and there are a lot of advantages there.”

Young said he could be ready to announce a commitment in late July.

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Recruiting So, USC had a real shot at landing Devontae Dobbs, and then ...

Adam Maya
I came across a story Monday evening from the Detroit Free Press, covering the commitment of prized OL prospect Devontae Dobbs to Michigan State. Dobbs said the only other schools that "really had a shot" were USC, Auburn and Florida State.

What I didn't expect to read was Dobbs detailing an unpleasant meeting with USC offensive line coach Neil Callaway this past weekend and how he says it submarined the Trojans' chances with him.

Here's an excerpt:

Devontae Dobbs was on his official visit to Southern Cal over the weekend and he didn’t like what he was hearing.

The 5-star offensive lineman from Belleville was trying to vibe with offensive line coach Neil Callaway. It wasn’t going well.

“He was trying to explain some things to me and it just didn’t sound right,’’ Dobbs said Monday night. ...

“I was going over the list of things and my best relationship is with the coaches at Michigan State. I was comparing the offensive line coaches. With Coach Callaway I was watching film and talking to him and I didn’t completely agree with how he was trying to teach me. I was comparing him to Coach (Mark) Staten. Coach Staten he really teaches us. Coach Callaway is stuck on what he knows and what he knows is the way it is."​

Here's the full story from the Free Press
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Recruiting Rivals100 prospect expected to commit to USC

Chris Swanson
I was just told that Rivals100 CB Erick Young is expected to commit to USC when he makes his announcement.

UPDATE:

Erick Young is expected to commit to Texas A&M. He pretended to drop them from consideration but hasn't. This act confused a lot of people, including people close to USC that I talk to. But don't buy it. He's going to be an Aggie.



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Happy Independence Day everyone

jerrybed
July 4th, a day in which John Adams has given you explicit permission to, PAR-TEE!!

"The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more."


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5 schools that should be pleased with the 2020 Rivals250 -- USC included

RivalsWoody
The Rivals.com rankings release for the class of 2020 continued on Wednesday with the debut of the Rivals250. The first full release for the class saw plenty of new players jump onto the national radar but also included several players who have already made a commitment or are trending in that direction. With the full list now on display, we examine five college teams that should be feeling pretty good about how the new rankings shook out.

You can read the story, which includes USC, here.
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