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At one point last summer, USC had verbal commitments from five defensive line prospects to headline what, at the time, shaped up as the country's top-rated class. Eventually, the Trojans signed only one of those five: defensive tackle Kenny Bigelow o...

What positions does USC need to focus on in recruiting the 2014 class? Garry Paskwietz Cornerback: This might be the biggest need spot for the Trojans and with 20 available scholarships there just might be three corners taken in this class. The t...

WeAreSC recruiting reporter Blair Angulo answers reader questions in his mailbag every Friday. Have a USC recruiting question of your own? Submit it via Twitter @bangulo or @WeAreSCstaff. Via Twitter (@kinrmo): Has the full-court press for Adoree'...

LOS ANGELES -- The rebuilding of UCLA's football program took another step forward Wednesday when coach Jim Mora landed one of the school's top recruiting classes of the past decade. Mora signed 23 players Wednesday, the first day football players...

Defensive end Kylie Fitts, the nation's No. 8 defensive end, made the trip to his high school on Tuesday night to announce his commitment to the UCLA Bruins.

In the end, the heartbreak was too much to overcome. Relationships might have been patched up, but the wounds never healed completely. USC lost ESPN 150 defensive end Kylie Fitts (Redlands, Calif./Redlands East Valley) for good on Tuesday night...

If the recruitment of ESPN 300 defensive end Jason Hatcher (Louisville, Ky./Trinity) is any indication, hanging onto longtime commits for six months is no easy task. Just ask USC. There aren't any guarantees in recruiting -- especially with out...

After weeks of speculation involving USC, Louisville and Kentucky, ESPN 300 defensive end Jason Hatcher has made up his mind heading into signing day. The former USC commit will sign with Kentucky, Hatcher's mom, Donna, confirmed to ESPN Recruitin...

Give your predictions for where the following recruits will sign on Wednesday: Garry Paskwietz Eddie Vanderdoes: UCLA Kylie Fitts: UCLA Torrodney Prevot: USC Jason Hatcher: USC Matthew Thomas: Miami Quinton Powell: USC Jalen Ramsey: USC ...

If it were up to him, ESPN 150 defensive end Kylie Fitts (Redlands, Calif./Redlands East Valley) wouldn't be facing a signing-day decision. All of the tension and speculation would be over. The former USC commit never expected to be tangled in ...

WeAreSC recruiting reporter Blair Angulo answers reader questions in his mailbag every Friday. Have a USC recruiting question of your own? Submit it via Twitter @WeAreSCstaff. Jeff (Encino, Calif.): Any visitors this weekend? Angulo: There aren...

Where do you think things stand with the following recruits on the USC wish list? Garry Paskwietz Eddie Vanderdoes: Alabama will make a big push, but in the end, I think this one comes down to USC or UCLA. The Trojans are still the only team to...

In a topsy-turvy recruiting season that has had Trojans fans teetering on the brink of insanity with the decommitments of one-time USC verbals Eddie Vanderdoes, Max Redfield, Eldridge Massington, Sebastian LaRue and Kylie Fitts -- not to mention the ...

The bitter cold of the Midwest struck ESPN 150 defensive end Kylie Fitts (Redlands, Calif./Redlands East Valley) as soon as he deplaned on Friday for his official visit to Notre Dame. The former USC commit managed to pull out his phone to inform h...

Team needs: With all-conference cornerback Nickell Robey declaring for the NFL draft and the graduation of safeties T.J. McDonald, Jawanza Starling and Drew McAllister, adding depth in the secondary is a pressing need for the Trojans. Given Matt Bark...

USC's big weekend didn't produce any commitments, but with at least three verbal pledges publicly shutting down their respective recruitments, it can be viewed as a positive step en route to national signing day. Linebacker Michael Hutchings (Conc...