USC football recruiting: Thoughts on Trojans' setbacks, strategy after decommitments

LOS ANGELES — USC found itself in the news quite a bit during June, one of the busiest periods on the recruiting calendar. Let’s get to some thoughts on the Trojans’ 2025 recruiting class, where things stand and what it all means.Note: All rankings are per the 247Sports Composite.1. USC’s 2025 class is exiting June in worse shape than it entered the month.AdvertisementThere’s no argument about that. The Trojans landed commitments from two four-stars: edge rusher Hayden Lowe of Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.) and corner Shamar Arnoux of Carrollton (Ga.). Those additions shouldn’t be overlooked, but they don’t cancel out what USC’s class has lost of late.It started last week when four-star Isaiah Gibson and five-star Justus Terry — two top-50 defensive line prospects who are from the state of Georgia — decommitted on back-to-back days. Then on Thursday evening, four-star safety Hylton Stubbs, a top-100 prospect nationally, decommitted as well.That’s the blueprint for how a clas...