Three predictions: Alabama, USC, Oregon

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Xavier Griffin Rivals nationwide recruiting director Adam Gorney has three predictions on Xavier Griffin’s future vacation spot, USC’s recruiting and Oregon’s quarterback recruiting after some misses.

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1. XAVIER GRIFFIN WILL CHOOSE ALABAMA Griffin and USC parted methods after he was knowledgeable to both keep dedicated to the Trojans and cease taking visits or reopen issues if he needed to remain on the highway.

The four-star linebacker from Gainesville, Ga., opted for the latter and now he’s again available on the market with Ohio State, Alabama, Texas and Florida State because the frontrunners.

Texas and Ohio State have been approaching sturdy however there are quite a few the reason why my prediction is that Griffin leads to Tuscaloosa.

He’s an Alabama legacy. He met with the Alabama coaches twice lately – and a few of that prompted his de-commitment from USC. It’s a manageable 4 hours away.

There's one caveat: If Georgia will get way more significantly concerned then the Bulldogs may have some vital pull right here. There’s an opportunity the four-star linebacker makes it to Athens for the Scavenger Hunt this weekend however there's quite a lot of household stuff happening as properly so his absence from that occasion could possibly be telling as properly.

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2. USC RECRUITING WILL BE JUST FINE Kohen Brown (Picture by Rivals.com) During the last couple weeks, USC had de-commitments from four-star receiver Kohen Brown and four-star linebacker Xavier Griffin.

It regarded like the beginning of a repeat from the 2025 class when the Trojans landed all these out-of-region stars solely to see quite a few five-stars and four-star prospects again off their pledge later in recruiting.

This isn't the identical case.

The phrase coming down is that Griffin and Brown needed to take different visits and USC is simply not going to play that recreation proper now. Possibly it’s a response to final 12 months’s collapse particularly from gamers within the Southeast or perhaps the Trojans have a special recruiting philosophy below new normal supervisor Chad Bowden, however this doesn't appear to be the identical circumstances.

Even with the losses of Griffin and Brown, two very proficient prospects, USC nonetheless has the No. 1 recruiting class within the nation and has at the very least 10 extra commitments than some other crew within the nation.

Solely 10 pledges are from out-of-state. That’s a a lot totally different mixture of recruits from final recruiting cycle so the Trojans ought to be simply fantastic transferring ahead, even when there are some inevitable departures to return.

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3. OREGON WILL BENEFIT FROM RECENT QB LOSSES Oregon misplaced four-star quarterback Jonas Williams to USC. The Geese missed on five-star quarterback Jared Curtis, who picked Georgia over Oregon in latest days.

The Massive Ten powerhouse may nonetheless find yourself successful in the long run, particularly since this opens a pleasant pathway to give attention to touchdown five-star quarterback Ryder Lyons.

Over the previous few days, Oregon provided four-star quarterback Matt Ponatoski from Cincinnati (Ohio) Moeller however let’s not overlook Lyons is principally a 2027 prospect since he’s taking a one-year Mormon mission.

So providing Ponatoski helps each side – Oregon will get a quarterback however he’s not somebody that will essentially scare off Lyons as soon as he will get to Eugene.

Just lately, Oregon, Michigan and BYU have emerged because the leaders for the five-star quarterback. USC can't be counted out whereas Ole Miss, Ohio State and others are concerned.

The Geese have had some painful recruiting losses lately – Curtis, Kayden Dixon-Wyatt, Jackson Cantwell. However Lyons could be an enormous addition and with Williams and Curtis going elsewhere, Oregon may really win out in the long run.