At 6-foot-6, 305 pounds, Javon Kinlaw of Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Miss. was a target to boost USC football’s depth on the defensive line.
But his signature isn’t in the cards, as the 11th-ranked junior college prospect in the 247Sports Composite committed to the other USC on Tuesday night, South Carolina.
The decision isn’t a surprise for the Trojans, as Will Muschamp’s South Carolina always had the upper hand.
#spursup!!!!! pic.twitter.com/kC4r9dUlma
— Javon KinlawFYO™ (@9_thegreat) February 1, 2017
Kinlaw committed to Gamecocks coming out of high school in the 2016 recruiting class, but headed to the junior college ranks for a season as a still-committed recruit after failing to qualify.