USC Football and Men’s basketball have plenty of talent coming in:
USC’s 2017 football recruiting class turned out to be a gem for head coach Clay Helton. Universally considered a top ten group in the nation, it includes prospects such as nose-tackle Marlon Tuipuloto and linebacker Levi Jones who should both contribute immediately. Similarly, the men’s basketball team added its fair share of talent, namely in the form of four star shooting guard Charles O’Bannon Jr. (40th ranked recruit in 2017, according to Rivals).
While all of these young athletes are poised to make big impacts once they reach campus next semester, none of them owns the distinction of being USC’s most important freshman; that belongs to Ayanna Clark, the women’s basketball team’s most prized recruit.