In the past month, USC football has faced a string of de-commits, with three players leaving the program in a short nine days. The latest de-commitment came from highly ranked safety prospect Hylton Stubbs on Thursday, adding to the losses that USC has suffered.
This trend of de-commits is somewhat expected for a program like USC, which recruits at a high level. All three players who de-committed had strong offer lists, making them desirable prospects for other programs as well. Despite the risk of losing players, USC, under head coach Lincoln Riley, is expected to win many of these recruiting battles in the future.
The three de-committed players from USC this month are Isaiah Gibson, a five-star defensive lineman from Georgia on June 18, Justus Terry, a five-star defensive lineman from Georgia on June 19, and Stubbs on June 27. All of them were ranked among the top 100 players in the nation by 247Sports, emphasizing the impact of their decisions on USC’s recruiting class.
Currently, USC has the No. 31 recruiting class in the nation, with Julian Lewis as their top commit. Lewis, a five-star recruit and the No. 16 player in the nation, has attracted interest from other top programs like Auburn and Colorado. Despite these challenges recruiting analyst Steve Wiltfong believes that Lewis is likely to stick with his commitment to USC.
