USC commit Michael Pittman raised some eyebrows last week by visiting UCLA at practice.
In talking to him Friday night, the four-star receiver sounded truly torn once again.
Although Pittman told Rivals.com he remains "fully supportive" of USC, he didn't completely shut out the possibility of continuing to hear what UCLA has to say. He downplayed the trip to campus, saying he was there to see some former teammates, but it definitely seems like he's lining up a fallback option in the case that USC interim head coach Clay Helton is not retained in some capacity.
Pittman is an early enrollee so he understands that the Trojans' coaching search might not unfold by the time he has to step into his first college class. That's another factor that he said he has to keep thinking about, but he doesn't plan to dwell on it too much in the next month given that Oaks Christian is undefeated and looks to make a run at a CIF championship ring.
A source at Oaks told us there is a lot going on in Pittman's head, and it's been a stressful situation for a while. The source told us Pittman is struggling with the decision once again.
A quick postgame anecdote that seemed to tell the story Friday: An Oaks fan went up to him following the victory, put his hands on Pittman's shoulders and said, 'You're going to be a great Trojan.' Pittman nodded, but was noticeably withdrawn.
In talking to him Friday night, the four-star receiver sounded truly torn once again.
Although Pittman told Rivals.com he remains "fully supportive" of USC, he didn't completely shut out the possibility of continuing to hear what UCLA has to say. He downplayed the trip to campus, saying he was there to see some former teammates, but it definitely seems like he's lining up a fallback option in the case that USC interim head coach Clay Helton is not retained in some capacity.
Pittman is an early enrollee so he understands that the Trojans' coaching search might not unfold by the time he has to step into his first college class. That's another factor that he said he has to keep thinking about, but he doesn't plan to dwell on it too much in the next month given that Oaks Christian is undefeated and looks to make a run at a CIF championship ring.
A source at Oaks told us there is a lot going on in Pittman's head, and it's been a stressful situation for a while. The source told us Pittman is struggling with the decision once again.
A quick postgame anecdote that seemed to tell the story Friday: An Oaks fan went up to him following the victory, put his hands on Pittman's shoulders and said, 'You're going to be a great Trojan.' Pittman nodded, but was noticeably withdrawn.
