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USC football lands elite California high school DB over Oregon, Colorado, Utah

Los Alamitos 4-star corner back Isaiah Rubin chooses Lincoln Riley and the Trojans

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

USC kept a Southern California blue chip defensive back prospect home when Los Alamitos (California) 4-star Isaiah Rubin announced his commitment to the Trojans on Friday. 

The 6-foot-1, 195-pound defensive back ultimate chose the Trojans over Oregon, Colorado and Utah.

He's the No. 28 rated corner back in the country and No. 26 overall prospect in California, per 247 Sports. 

Rubin fielded a long list of offers, but settled on his final four in late September. 

The play of USC's defense has at times been a storyline for the Trojans (6-1, 4-0 Pac-12), which are coming off of a loss on the road to Notre Dame. 

He joins the nation's No. 19 recruiting class in 2024 — a list of pledges that includes Atascocita (Texas) 4-star corner Braylon Conley and in-state commits Marquis Gallegos, a Sierra Canyon 4-star safety, and St. John Bosco 4-star corner Marcelles Wiliams.

Watch the moment he decided at Los Alamitos High School's gym on Friday:

-- Andy Buhler | andy@scorebooklive.com | @sbliveca

Lead image courtesy of Hayes Fawcett.

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Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports
ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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