‘There’s a palpable buzz about USC again’ as Trojans land elite football recruits
LA TimesUSC coach Clay Helton, center, and his staff have worked to dramatically improve the Trojans’ recruiting pitches and it’s paying off. Now that those changes are in place, “there’s a palpable buzz about USC again,” says Brandon Huffman, the national recruiting editor at 247Sports.com. Huffman, who is close to Tuimoloau’s family, said USC has made a “legitimate case,” though Ohio State remains the likely favorite heading into the final stretch of his recruitment. “Once the NCAA said June 1, we knew it was going to be 27 days of nonstop action.” At USC, the last month’s recruiting marathon has focused primarily on top out-of-state prospects, a strategy that once defined USC’s place among the nation’s recruiting powers. “It’s L.A. It’s limitless,” said cornerbacks coach Donte Williams, whose recruiting success during the past year has him currently ranked as the nation’s top recruiter by 247Sports.com.
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