Football recruiting: Mater Dei duo still committed to USC

June 10th, 2010, 10:11 pm · · posted by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com

Here is some good news for USC’s football program:

Mater Dei quarterback Max Wittek (far left) and wide receiver Victor Blackwell remain committed to the Trojans.

That word comes via text from Mater Dei football coach Bruce Rollinson on Thursday night – as the cloud of NCAA sanctions hangs over the USC program.

“They are both solid on their commitments,” Rollinson wrote of Wittek and Blackwell.

So far for its 2011 Orange County recruiting class, USC is still 3 for 3 despite the major sanctions it was hit with Thursday.

Earlier in the day, Mission Viejo football coach Bob Johnson said linebacker Tre Madden remains committed to the Trojans.

Considering how good these three kids are, and the news that came out today, the Trojans have to be pleased with their efforts in Orange County so far.

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Pundit says:

June 11, 2010 at 8:18 am

IMHO – Kids making a commitment to USC these days need to do their homework:

This from the CAL Blog regarding the impact on the loss of 30 sholies over the next three years:

“So here’s how it will actually happen, assuming the appeal doesn’t push the start of penalties beyond the 2011 season.

They currently have 80 on scholarship
19 seniors and no obvious early entrants to next year’s draft.

End of 2010: 61 players on scholarship

Class of 2011: Max 14 players to get to 75.

End of 2011: 21 departures, maybe 2 early entrants. If so, 52 players on scholarship.

Class of 2012: Max class of 15, leaving them 67 players on scholarship.

End of 2012: Very small class. 13 players, and I already put 2 as early entrants. Too early to predict any early entrants. So 56 players on scholarship.

Class of 2013: Max class of 15, leaving them 71 players on scholarship. End of 2013: 27 players in the class. Huge. Too early to predict early departures. This leaves them 44 players on scholarship.

Signing Day 2014: The limit of 15 annually ends this year, so they can add 25. This still leaves them with 69 for 2014 season.
End of 2014: Their class of 2011 was only 14 players. So they lose 14 (again, too early to predict early departures), leaving them at 55.

Signing Day 2015: They can add 25 – bringing them to 80.
End of 2015: They lose 15, down to 65.

Signing Day 2016: They can only add 20 to get to the max 85.

So, as I said, it will take them until 2016 to get back to 85. Astounding. And remember, any transfers will crush them even worse “

Glen Chervin says:

June 11, 2010 at 9:26 am

John Lopez is looking smarter by the minute.
glass half full says:

June 11, 2010 at 10:00 am

so what! this is lane frickin kiffin running the shop not ted tollner,you bruin fans are just hoping it makes a difference but it wont.look at what he did with down trodden tenn in 1 year. this is still USC th e greatest football program in history

jimbo says:

June 11, 2010 at 10:15 am

It had to be done ( SC sanctions), however, it’s a shame when player’s and their families are forced to make a life’s choice that may be second to the one they were counting on making. Let me say in that regard, that there are other great universities out there with outstanding programs, so whether the player who lived to go to SC, goes there or chooses to go somewhere else, I am sure it will work out in the end. This is what life is all about afterall, confronting obstacles and working to overcome them.

UHWarrior says:

June 11, 2010 at 12:20 pm

I’m not too sure I’d want to be part of the USC mess at this point. These are major sanctions handed down by the NCAA, if they stick, this will have long lasting ramifications. Look what happened to Washington, Colorado, Miami, SMU when similar sanctions were levied. Those schools took along time to recover, alot longer than Wittek and Blackwell will be there.