LOS ANGELES -- USC coach Clay Helton was inside the John McKay Center at USC watching on television when ESPN 300 linebacker Levi Jones unzipped a hooded jacket to show a Florida Gators t-shirt. Jones, the No. 65 overall prospect in the country, was set to decide between Florida, Florida State and USC, but Helton wasn't fooled.
Off came the Florida shirt to reveal a Florida State shirt, then he removed that one to show another with the interlocking SC.
"Levi saved me from a heart attack today," Helton said.
Minutes before he made the announcement, he texted Helton to tell him he would be a Trojan.