Now that the sanctions have all been lifted, USC can recruit with all the other top dogs among college football's elite.
Ricky Town, St. Bonaventure
Photo by Ian Tennant
The Trojans have taken advantage and currently rank third in the team 2015 rankings with 20 commitments, two among the five-star variety and 12 from the four-star lot.
With a week to go until National Signing Day, USC (281.53 points) trails only Alabama (312.47) and Florida State (285.52), according to 247Sports.
Check out the latest news and video of top recruits at the MaxPreps Signing Day pageImpressive news for the Trojans is that six of their recruits have already enrolled in school, meaning they have some superb students, including 5-star guard
Chuma Edoga, of
McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.).
Four-star standouts
Ricky Town, a quarterback from
St. Bonaventure (Ventura, Calif.),
Isaiah Langley, a cornerback from
Foothill (Pleasanton, Calif.) and
Cameron Smith, a linebacker from
Granite Bay (Calif.), have also enrolled early.
Coach Steve Sarkisian and staff have done a fine job recruiting in-state with a whopping 15 recruits from California. The team's other 5-star player is 6-foot-5, 230-pound linebacker
Osa Masina, of
Brighton (Salt Lake City, Utah).
Known for its long line of running backs, the Trojans have grabbed three, and the best of the lot appears to be 4-star tailback
Ronald Jones of
McKinney North (Texas).
