Calling it now: by the time the dead period is over, USC jumps from No. 11 to top 5 in the 247 composite. People see us sitting there with zero five-stars in the 2027 ESPN rankings and panic, but the staff is playing chess while everyone else plays checkers. We have got some serious heat brewing with a couple of those 21 five-star prospects and the crystal balls are going to start flipping our way as soon as the summer OVs hit. This class is going to look completely different come August.
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