USC defense can change perceptions in 2024 football season

On our recent USC show at The Voice of College Football, we at Trojans Wire talked about the new age of recruiting. We stressed the need to keep the excitement of bringing aboard five-star linebackers from Georgia and live with the disappointment of losing a four-star cornerback from Florida in the 2026 class. This is in response to the Xavier Griffin recruitment and the decommitment of Dominick Kelly, a cornerback from IMG Academy. USC then landed a new cornerback from St. John Bosco. There are so many twists and turns to recruiting. One has to roll with the punches and not get too high or too low.

We discussed the multiple decommitments in the 2024 class caused by the poor performance on the field and USC’s issues with NIL.

The silver lining is that the new defensive coaching staff is going to have an opportunity to show recruits, family and coaches what it can do with D’Anton Lynn’s new approach. If the defense can change the narrative, USC’s recruiting outcomes will significantly improve.

The conversation takes place at the nine-minute mark of this video at The Voice of College Football:

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