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USC Football: Trojans Commit Lands Atop New Rivals.com Recruit Rankings

A co-signing of the talent committed to USC by Rivals is always good news for Trojan fans.

Matt Solorio

USC Football: Trojans Commit Lands Atop New Rivals.com Recruit Rankings
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With the departure of star quarterback Caleb Williams to the NFL, USC is now looking at redshirt sophomore Miller Moss and UNLV transfer Jayden Maiava to takeover at QB1 as the Trojans enter the Big-10 in 2024. 

Both Moss and Maiava have proven themselves at the collegiate level, and while neither are as talented as Williams, the Trojans look set at the quarterback position for the immediate future.

But what about 2025 and beyond? Lincoln Riley and the Trojan recruiting battery have that covered too. This week, Rivals.com released their recruiting rankings for high school prospects in the class of 2025, and a familiar face to Trojan fans headlined that list. Carrollton (Carrollton, GA) pro-style quarterback Julian Lewis found himself atop that list as the number one recruit in the country. The acknowledgment of Lewis' elite talent by one of the most trusted sources of football recruiting news serves as a reminder to the rest of the country that Lincoln Riley does indeed, still got it. 

2024 will be the first season for Lincoln Riley in quite some time where he doesn't have an all-world quarterback. And what's even more impressive is that Julian Lewis was originally in the class of 2026. So even after reclassifying to the 2025 class, Lewis is still considered, at least to Rivals.com, the best player at his age. 

Amidst all the coaching turnover on the defensive side of the ball for Riley's staff, Riley's ability to continue attracting and developing talent at the game's most important position should serve as comfort for the Trojan fan base. As long as Riley's reputation for developing quarterback talent remains intact, USC fans have one less (big) thing to worry about. 

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Matt Solorio
MATT SOLORIO

Matt Solorio is a USC Trojans On SI reporter/analyst covering football recruiting, NIL, and other topics. He is also a Recruiting Analyst for Sports Illustrated All-American and an editor at SugarAndSports.com. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he brings a technical approach to his coverage of football recruits. He played defensive end at City College of San Francisco, coached at Archbishop Riordan HS (San Francisco, Calif) is committed to providing USC fans with interesting, informative, and engaging content. 

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