Early Signing Day for the 2019 recruiting cycle started off with disappointment for USC football as Siaki Ika made his announcement for LSU instead of the Trojans.
The four-star defensive tackle out of Salt Lake City chose the Tigers over USC, Oregon, Utah and Florida, who all started the day in his Top 5.
Ika welcomed USC’s coaches in for an in-home visit last week, but it seems that wasn’t enough to sway him towards the cardinal and gold.
Ranked No. 159 in the 247Sports composite, landing Ika would have represented another major victory of the Trojans recruiting in Utah.