That didn’t take long. Just over 24 hours after losing four-star 2020 quarterback Bryce Young on a flip to Alabama, the 2021 USC football recruiting class got a big boost with five-star quarterback Jake Garcia.
The Narbonne pocket passer announced his commitment to the Trojans Monday night on Twitter.
Garcia, 6-foot-1.5 and 188 pounds, is ranked as the 14th overall recruit in the 2021 class by the 247Sports Composite. He’s the third-ranked pro-style quarterback and the second-best prospect in the state of California.
Most importantly, he’s an enormous get for Clay Helton. The program has struggled to string together recruiting wins, especially on top of Sunday’s de-commitment of Young, the No.