2014 ATH Vincent Jackson weighs options 
November, 13, 2012
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Blair Angulo | ESPN.com
When recruits gathered to form a huddle around USC tight ends coach Justin Mesa following a drill at the Rising Stars Camp this past summer, the message was not necessarily an uplifting one for some optimistic Class of 2013 prospects.
With redshirt sophomores Randall Telfer and Xavier Grimble and freshmen Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick and Junior Pomee on the Trojans’ depth chart, there wouldn’t be a pressing need for a tight end in the current class, recruits were told. The news was hardly surprising, but it caught the attention of Class of 2014 athlete Vincent Jackson (Tampa, Fla./Jesuit).
“They got us in a group and basically told us they were sorry, but they weren’t really looking for a tight end this year,” Jackson recalled. “I’m not really sure how that affects my year, though.”
With redshirt sophomores Randall Telfer and Xavier Grimble and freshmen Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick and Junior Pomee on the Trojans’ depth chart, there wouldn’t be a pressing need for a tight end in the current class, recruits were told. The news was hardly surprising, but it caught the attention of Class of 2014 athlete Vincent Jackson (Tampa, Fla./Jesuit).
“They got us in a group and basically told us they were sorry, but they weren’t really looking for a tight end this year,” Jackson recalled. “I’m not really sure how that affects my year, though.”
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