Head to Head with the Big Boys: U$C Edition

[lindend]

To date, Mario hasn't had many skirmishes with U$C because Riley considers defense something that gets in the way of offense getting back onto the field. However, this all changed on March 24, 2024 when U$C reeled in an unprecedented number of key east coast defensive recruiting targets. This surprise attack caught multiple east coast schools off guard.

2026

HS Grade: TBD
Portal Grade: TBD

Recruit	College	Comments
Dominick Kelly	UGA U$C	Fast rising CB, likely near the top of the UM CB board in the 26 cycle. Already flipped from U$C to UGA
Jahkeem Stewart	U$C	U$C reportedly in the lead

2025

HS Grade: TBD
Portal Grade: TBD

Recruit	College	Comments
Hylton Drake Stubbs	Miami U$C	Many have him as the #1 Safety in the 25 cycle. Extremely high on the Miami S board. After he decommitted, Riley lost it a sent him a peace sign in a tweet.
Justus “Jay” Terry	U$C UGA	D$ had him as a prime flip target, he did flip but to the wrong school
Hayden Lowe	Miami U$C	Flipped to Miami. Visited UM on March 23, 2024, OV on May 31, Geo had him on commit watch and D$ said the trend was good. Committed to U$C the next weekend.
Marco Jones		Visited UM for Prospects (Junior) Day. D$ from the Jan 29, 2024 Bank. Appears like the staff will be actively recruiting him.
Adonyss Currie	TAMU	Critical CB recruit, visiting March 30. Committed to TAMU prior to OV
Elijah Griffin	UGA	Final 3: U$C, UGA and Miami. Visited March 8 and OV June 7-9
Floyd-Dawens Boucard	U$C/OK	Loy CBed him to U$C the week after he visited Miami
Isaiah Gibson	UGA U$C	Miami offered a few hours before he decommitted? Coincidence?
Jadon Perlotte	U$C UGA	On3 predicting the flip to U$C. UM seemed to have some traction in this recruitment in June.
Jerome Myles	U$C	Canes & U$C in the Final 10. Fong RPM to U$C
Ty Jackson	U$C	Appears never to have been seriously interested in UM
Shamar Arnoux	U$C	Multiple UM visits after committing to U$Cw, Broward roots

2024

HS Grade: F
Portal Grade: TBD

Recruit	College	Comments
Jason Zandamela	U$C	This stung a lot at the time because C is a position of need, but he's in the portal after less than a year. Rumors now that U$C reneged on the NIL after they thought he was a bust.
Marcelles Williams	U$C	Made final 8
Dakoda Fields	U$C	OVed, but @Rellyrell said this was a U$C/Oregon battle in the end.

 

[Old Cane '72]

To date, Mario hasn't had many skirmishes with U$C because Riley considers defense something that gets in the way of offense getting back onto the field. However, this all changed on March 24, 2024 when U$C reeled in an unprecedented number of key east coast defensive recruiting targets. This surprise attack caught multiple east coast schools off guard.

2026

HS Grade: TBD
Portal Grade: TBD

Recruit	College	Comments
Dominick Kelly	U$C	Fast rising CB, likely near the top of the UM CB board in the 26 cycle

2025

HS Grade: TBD
Portal Grade: TBD

Recruit	College	Comments
Hylton Drake Stubbs	U$C	Many have him as the #1 Safety in the 25 cycle. Extremely high on the Miami S board.
Justus “Jay” Terry	U$C UGA	D$ had him as a prim flip target, he did flip but to the wrong school

You can add Isaiah Gibson, DL out of GA and Gus Cordova, Edge out of TX, both committed to USC along with the ones you mentioned.

 

[gogeta4]

All this does is helps in our effort to.

We need to be prioritizing the LA DE that was just here and maybe sending out some more so cal offers as its open for fighting with usc doing what they are doing.

 

[lindend]

You can add Isaiah Gibson, DL out of GA and Gus Cordova, Edge out of TX, both committed to USC along with the ones you mentioned.

Are we recruiting either of these players? My list is only players that both schools are after.

Saw rumblings in another thread that the USC boards think they made a major move w/ Elijah Griffin also this weekend.

 

[lindend]

We need to be prioritizing the LA DE that was just here and maybe sending out some more so cal offers as its open for fighting with usc doing what they are doing.

Added Hayden Lowe to the OP.

 

[Memnon]

A California matchup we need to beat USC, Oregon, Washington & TAMU for is Adonyss Currie.

 

[lindend]

A California matchup we need to beat USC, Oregon, Washington & TAMU for is Adonyss Currie.

Added to the OP. He's visiting this week. The Head to Head against U$C list is larger than I remembered in the 25 cycle.

 

[KANE]

USCw is throwing out nice bags this cycle. Hearing some big numbers went out to the recent commits from GA.

 

[Ziggy]

Would much rather compete or flip guys from USC compared to OSU or Georgia.

 

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[lindend]

A California matchup we need to beat USC, Oregon, Washington & TAMU for is Adonyss Currie.

Adonyss Currie OV June 7-9

 

[lindend]

Hayden Lowe OV May 31-June 2

 

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[Dwinstitles]

Since when is USC considered big boys? Pause

 

[lindend]

Stubbs will be visiting this weekend before the camp. Mario is out here playing chess taking advantage of camps that other school can't leverage.

 

[Calinative]

Since when is USC considered big boys? Pause

Always
And it appears they’re about to flex their NiL capabilities this year

 

[Dwinstitles]

Always
And it appears they’re about to flex their NiL capabilities this year

They ain’t doing sh

 

[Calinative]

They ain’t doing sh

you go ahead and doubt USC, I won't. But at the end of the day they are an undebatably top 10 maybe top 5 program. Have had success as recent or more recent than us. Have a proven coach. And likely have just as good NIL program. They also have basically no competition when it comes to recruiting California... And they are already in the conference we are hoping to be in lol.

 

[Dwinstitles]

you go ahead and doubt USC, I won't. But at the end of the day they are an undebatably top 10 maybe top 5 program. Have had success as recent or more recent than us. Have a proven coach. And likely have just as good NIL program. They also have basically no competition when it comes to recruiting California... And they are already in the conference we are hoping to be in lol.

i will doubt there ability to get savage DL and OL prospects, all the qbs and skill players in the world aint winning u a natty but thats my opinion. We will see how it play out with Riley. They have had success but its still below what they should be right now, they had all this hype for nothing last year. And I think Oregon recruits Cali better and nationally better than them cause of what Mario put in place there.

 

[No_Fly_Zone]

you go ahead and doubt USC, I won't. But at the end of the day they are an undebatably top 10 maybe top 5 program. Have had success as recent or more recent than us. Have a proven coach. And likely have just as good NIL program. They also have basically no competition when it comes to recruiting California... And they are already in the conference we are hoping to be in lol.

What? Of the top 25* California HS players for 2024, USC signed 2 dudes. Alabama signed 3. Oregon signed like 7. Not much better in 2023, either.


*per 247 Composite