The Trojans are sitting at No. 8 in the initial ESPN team recruiting rankings, which were released Thursday.
That ranking is to be expected when you see the class sizes of the teams ranked ahead of the Trojans. USC has eight commits so far while No. 1 Michigan has 21, No. 2 Florida has 16, No. 3 Texas has 15, No. 4 Alabama has 14 and No. 15 Georgia has 19.
The key evaluation mark for USC fans is the percentage of ESPN 150 players who make up the verbal commitments. Of USC’s eight verbals, six are in the ESPN 150. That percentage is much higher than the top five schools mentioned earlier; Michigan (11 of 21), Florida (7 of 16), Texas (7 of 15), Alabama (6 of 14) and Georgia (5 of 19).
The Trojans will be limited in class size this year because of NCAA scholarship reductions, but the staff has done a good job so far of making those scholarships count and getting terrific quality for each spot.
That ranking is to be expected when you see the class sizes of the teams ranked ahead of the Trojans. USC has eight commits so far while No. 1 Michigan has 21, No. 2 Florida has 16, No. 3 Texas has 15, No. 4 Alabama has 14 and No. 15 Georgia has 19.
The key evaluation mark for USC fans is the percentage of ESPN 150 players who make up the verbal commitments. Of USC’s eight verbals, six are in the ESPN 150. That percentage is much higher than the top five schools mentioned earlier; Michigan (11 of 21), Florida (7 of 16), Texas (7 of 15), Alabama (6 of 14) and Georgia (5 of 19).
The Trojans will be limited in class size this year because of NCAA scholarship reductions, but the staff has done a good job so far of making those scholarships count and getting terrific quality for each spot.
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