When Floyd Boucard opened up his recruitment in mid September, it surprised many.
But it turns out even before he initially committed to Oklahoma, USC was a program still heavy on his mind. So much so, a return trip to Los Angeles was set soon after he opened the process.
The trip went down last weekend, and before leaving town, the Miami (Fla.) Central defensive tackle gave Lincoln Riley his word on becoming a Trojan. Boucard went public with the commitment on Thursday afternoon.
“Big flip coming down, I’m going to USC. I’m gonna be a Trojan,” he told Rivals. “The rotation over there with coach Henny (Eric Henderson) is amazing and I want to play as a true freshman. I want to come in, be a dog and play.
“My connection with Lincoln Riley is really, really, really tight. Me and him talk almost every day…that means a lot. When I went over there, I looked in his eyes and told him. He said, ‘you’re gonna be great. You just made the best decision of your life.’ He promised me that, and I put my trust and faith in him. He’s gonna make me a superstar on and off the field.”
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USC never slowed down in courting Boucard, even when he picked OU back in July. And it came from Riley himself.
“He said he would still talk to me every day, and I asked why would he do that?” Boucard said. “He (Riley) said, ‘I already know what’s gonna happen. You’re going to rock with me…’
“In my mind I was 100 percent committed (to Oklahoma), so I guess he predicted the future. I feel like he did the same when he said they’ll make me a great player. So that’s why I have a lot of faith in what he’s…
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Publish date : 2024-10-03 16:03:33
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