National Signing Day: LB Jones commits to USC

Linebacker Levi Jones, the 65th-ranked player in the ESPN 300, kicked off National Signing Day by committing to the USC Trojans on Wednesday.

Eleven players will be making their college choice live on ESPN networks. There were supposed to be 12 announcements on ESPN networks, but receiver James Robinson, who was cited for marijuana possession in his visit to Ohio State a few weeks ago, will not sign Wednesday.

Jones, a product of Westlake High School in Austin, Texas, chose the Trojans over Florida State, Florida and UCLA. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound linebacker visited all of his finalists, but it was his visit to USC on January 20th, that eventually persuaded the four-star prospect to sign with…