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A number of USC recruiting targets are expected to put their skills on display this weekend when the Nike Football Training Camp tour hits the Bay Area. ESPN 150 quarterback Keller Chryst (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto), the only signal-caller with ...

Four-star running back Royce Freeman (Imperial, Calif./Imperial) felt strongly that USC was going to offer him a scholarship sooner rather than later. A big indication came last week when new assistant coach Mike Summers made the 200-mile trek south ...

ESPN 150 safety Bishard Baker (Bellevue, Wash./Bellevue) estimates it took about a month for a few generic pieces of USC mail to turn into a consistent stream of handwritten letters. On Tuesday afternoon, the increase in contact culminated to a sc...

Every Wednesday, the WeAreSC staff will take a quick-hit look at some of the top recruits and storylines facing USC recruiting for the week. This week's targets: Assistant coach Mike Summers watched top defensive end target Connor Humphreys (Portl...

The recruitment of receiver Desean Holmes (Mission Hills, Calif./Bishop Alemany) nearly ended last week when the Class of 2015 prospect picked up a scholarship offer from childhood favorite USC. Holmes, who previously said he'd commit on the spot ...

FULLERTON, Calif. -- Erik Brown (Fontana, Calif./Summit) has been arguably the most impressive and consistent receiver in the 7-on-7 circuit this offseason, a promising development given the fact that he initially thought about focusing his efforts o...

FULLERTON, Calif. -- Since ESPN 150 athlete John Smith (Long Beach, Calif./Poly) had been all but consumed by track and field this spring, the highly coveted prospect was a must-see attraction this past weekend in the IMG 7v7 West Regional at Fullert...

FULLERTON, Calif. -- Some of the region's top teams showcased their skills in the IMG 7v7 West Regional at Fullerton College this past weekend, with the top four squads -- B2G 5-Star, Body By Tra, Those Guys #1 and TGS Warriors -- qualified for the n...

Blog | May 05, 2013

Austin Maloata (Corona, Calif./Centennial) didn't need to think about it long. Just hours after learning he had landed a scholarship offer from childhood favorite USC, the defensive end sat down with his family to discuss the plan of attack. As...

It's not that four-star defensive end Malik Dorton (Bellflower, Calif./St. John Bosco) had grown disillusioned, but he was thinking rationally. Childhood favorite USC had extended scholarship offers to 12 other defensive ends, including two from t...

The Northern California-based group headlined by D.J. Calhoun, Joe Mixon, and Adarius Pickett has a fourth, lesser-known member. He's linebacker Michael Lazarus (Berkeley, Calif./Berkeley), and he's ready to bust out just as his good friends have....

WeAreSC recruiting reporter Blair Angulo answers reader questions in his mailbag every week. Have a USC recruiting question of your own? Submit it via Twitter @WeAreSCstaff or @bangulo. Rob DiGiacomo (@Its_RobD): What's the recruiting plan for def...

After signing only one defensive line prospect in the 2013 class, USC figured to amp up its pursuit this recruiting cycle. Fresno (Calif.) Central defensive tackle Tashon Smallwood became the first to commit, doing so at the school's junior day ev...

Nearly three months have passed since national signing day and USC's 2014 recruiting board is slowly taking shape as the spring evaluation period rolls on. With up to 20 available scholarships, the Trojans look to add to the six offensive prospects t...

Three-star defensive tackle Peyton Newell (Hiawatha, Kan./Hiawatha) might not attend a big-name school or reside in a pipeline state, but with more than 30 scholarship offers stacked up, he's one of the most highly sought prospects in the Midwest. ...

FULLERTON, Calif. -- There has been no shortage of underclassman talent during the 7-on-7 circuit this offseason, and the turnout in the Passing Down Best of the West tournament Sunday at Fullerton College was no exception. 2015 QB Tyler Hilinski ...

Blog | April 29, 2013