It’s appropriate on every level to call Marlon Tuipulotu’s decision to swap his commitment from Washington to USC huge.
At 6-foot-2, 295 pounds, Tuipulotu is certainly a large human being. But he’s also a big time pick up for the Trojans who were in desperate need of reinforcements on the defensive line this recruiting cycle.
Though USC found a diamond in the rough bringing in graduate transfer defensive tackle Stevie Tu’ikolovatu, his graduation, coupled with the transfer of Noah Jefferson and Khaliel Rodgers, left the Trojans with questionable depth in the trenches.
USC secured the commitments of three-star prospects Jacob Lichtenstein, Terrance Lang and Brandon Pili, but still lacked a marquee commit on the defensive line, particularly at tackle.