"Tennessee is after me hard, I hear from them somehow probably every day, even if it's just letters in the mail. They are really going to make some noise in the next few years I think because of all the energy that staff has. Their coaches have lots of NFL experience, especially with Monte Kiffin running the defense."
This was posted in usc's rivals message board on Tuesday by a respectable poster in their community. Not a moderator, but a long time poster. Those jerks can't have every safety ... can they?
Look at this crap:
30Brian BauchamCBFr.RS5-11/190Torrance, CA (West Torrance HS)
1T.J. BryantCBSo.1V6-1/190Tallahassee, FL (Lincoln HS)
45Omari CrittendenCBJr.SQ6-0/180Modesto, CA (Johansen HS)
38Robert EricksonSJr.SQ5-11/190Ojai, CA (Nordhoff HS)
22Daniel HarperCBSo.1V5-11/185Rancho Cucamonga, CA (Damien)
26Will HarrisSSr.3V6-1/200Covina, CA (Charter Oak HS)
28Justin HartSSr.SQ6-0/175West Covina, CA (South Hills HS)
23Shane HortonSSo.TR6-2/190Chatsworth, CA (Notre Dame HS)
27Marshall JonesCBJr.2V6-0/185Agoura Hills, CA (Oaks Christian HS)
48Matthew JordanCBSr.SQ5-8/185Los Angeles, CA (Campbell Hall HS)
2Taylor MaysSSr.3V6-3/230Seattle, WA (O'Dea HS)
19Drew McAllisterSSo.1V6-1/200Danville, CA (Monte Vista HS)
49Ryan McMahonSSo.1V6-0/200Daimond Bar, CA (Damien)
36Josh PinkardSSr.4V6-2/210Oxnard, CA (Hueneme HS)
34Spencer SpiegelSSo.SQ5-11/175Los Angeles, CA (Harvard-Westlake HS)
15Kevin ThomasCBSr.3V6-1/185Oxnard, CA (Rio Mesa HS)
24Shareece WrightCBJr.3V6-0/180Colton, CA (Colton HS)
... and this is what they have coming in:
Torin HarrisDB6-01754.55.8Las Vegas, NV
T.J. McDonaldDB6-22004.556.1Fresno, CA
Byron MooreDB6-01884.55.9Harbor City, CA
Jawanza StarlingDB6-21954.555.9Tallahassee, FL
James BoydATH6-42114.85.8Los Angeles, CA
Patrick HallATH6-11814.46.1Ventura, CA
Wheres the room on their roster for the other 18 positions?
Honestly though, from what I've heard about Riley, he's a good enough and smart enough player to go in there with 20 other guys and still have a solid chance at making an impact in is second year or so. He has all the tools and I would LOVE for him to be a vol.
Tennessee, who Riley says is probably recruiting him the hardest and he has family there as well, may be coming at him the most.
“They are sending me about four handwritten letters a day, letting me know just how interested they are in me attending school there."