re: 5 5-Star players in the 2023 class have verballed. 3 of them to Southern Cal. Avg * 99.33

USC walked in the wilderness for a long time between the McKay/Robinson (first stint) years Pete Carroll, who at the time that he was hired was a head scratcher.

Riley excluded, why they have continuously reached on coaches is a mystery.

Riley has enough pop to recruit well for a couple of seasons. After that, if he isn't meeting expectations on the field they will be stuck in perpetual 8-5.