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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. @_FightOn1 (via Twitter): Why aren't Cali kids committing ear...

Future USC DT Michael Wyche talks to Blair Angulo about his decision to commit to the Trojans and why it was such an emotional moment for him. To learn more about Wyche's incredible journey to big-time Division I recruit, read Angulo's story here ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- One of the most highly discussed prospects on the West Coast knows little about trending topics. He has zero followers, but admirers to spare. Unlike many of his peers, ESPN 150 athlete John "JuJu" Smith of Long Beach (Calif....

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 Ed Orgeron dropped by River Ridge (La.) John Curtis Christian over th...

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. -- Nothing can wipe the smile off Michael Wyche's face nowadays. Not the fact that his mother passed away this year after a battle with cancer. Not that his father is less than halfway through a 40-year prison term. Not that ...

Five-star cornerback Adoree' Jackson and four-star linebacker Dwight Williams are undoubtedly the headliners for an immensely talented Gardena (Calif.) Serra football team that won a state bowl game last year. Class of 2015 prospects Rasheem Green...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Silence fell over the hundreds of athletes as they took a knee near the north end zone at Laney College. With the six-hour Nike Football Training Camp behind them, they nervously looked around in anticipation. "And the defensive...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...