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The Arizona State football program has not been shy about letting people know about its recruiting focus in California.
The USC football program is attempting to strike back.
Coaches from the two programs have been battling it out for recruits in the fertile recruiting ground of the state recently in visits.
They have also been battling on social media.
ASU was recently named "state champs" of recruiting in California by one publication, an honor that USC couldn't have taken lightly.
247 Sports ranked the Sun Devils' recruiting class, which featured several California standouts, No.