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USC football recruiting: Elite five-star DT names Top 8

USC football defensive tackle Jay Tufele. (Chris Gardner/Getty Images)

USC football recruiting made enough of an impression Maason Smith to land in his Top 8.

USC football moved one step closer to potentially picking up a big time player in Maason Smith on Saturday.

Smith, a five-star defensive tackle and one of the nation’s top prospects, celebrated the Fourth of July with an announcement of his Top 8 schools on Twitter.

“THE END IS COMING….#1of1,” the coveted recruit tweeted along with a graphic showing his favorites.

USC is in the Top 8 along with a who’s who of college football powers.