New USC football commit talks about his journey to Troy

USC picked up a new commit on Sunday. Hayden Lowe chose the Trojans over UCLA, Washington, and Texas, giving the USC football program a boost. D’Anton Lynn has a new edge rusher he can deploy in 2025.

247Sports has more on Lowe’s thought process in the course of this recruitment:

“I saw a lot of grit,” said Lowe. “The whole atmosphere changed up there. They don’t really want to go into the portal anymore. I went to their practices in the spring, and everything surrounding the team changed. They have a whole new defensive staff and brought in the new defensive coordinator from UCLA.”

Lowe later added:

“They see me as a true end,” said Lowe. “I can go inside and play one tech, three-tech, but they want me starting at the five-technique.

“I’m 256-pounds right now, and that’s about where I want to play this season. I’ll wait until I get to college before I put on more weight. I don’t want to injure myself getting big. I’d rather mature and add the weight then.”

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