Chris Fowler says USC needs to keep ‘LA guys’ like Bryce Young from leaving
By SDS Staff
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Chris Fowler says Lincoln Riley is in for a big challenge trying to win his first national championship ring at USC. During a recent appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show,” Fowler discussed Riley’s move from Oklahoma to USC and the new Southern Cal coach’s need to recruit the local talent.
“No offense intended to Norman, Oklahoma, but if you have the chance to be in LA and resurrect USC, I think he feels like he’s gone as far as he can at Oklahoma,” Fowler said. “They didn’t win a championship or win a playoff game, but headed to the SEC, it’s going to get even more challenging. I think he sees a chance to immediately inject life into the recruiting at USC, which has been kind of untapped for a while.
“They have not recruited the way they needed to [and] let guys go. Just look at these California quarterbacks. Look at CJ Stroud, Bryce Young, they’re LA guys. They’re right there. … You’re not just losing guys to Oregon or somewhere else in the Pac-12. You’re losing them to schools across the country.”
Young, from Santa Ana, California, was committed to the in-state Trojans from July 2018 before flipping to Alabama in September 2019. Riley currently has 5-star 2023 quarterback Malachi Nelson from Los Alamitos verbally committed to USC.
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