Elijah Vaikona has distinguishable his recruitment go away in contemporary months because the immense offensive lineman has gotten extra publicity at camps and alternative occasions.
Nearest touchdown do business in principally from supremacy faculties around the West, the three-star from Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) Margarita Catholic narrowed his alternatives to 3: USC, UCLA and Washington.
The trade in from the Trojans used to be a dream and so forth Tuesday when Vaikona used to be in a position to produce his resolution it used to be USC that beat out the Bruins and the Huskies.
âItâs a dream come true with them,â Vaikona mentioned. âI used to be in trauma once I first heard the inside track so I didnât in point of fact communicate an entire dozen the nearest 12 hours or so month I used to be pondering.â
The 6-foot-8, 365-pound three-star chance who has super upside took his legit discuss with to USC in mid-June.
From there he appeared bought at the Trojans particularly as he were given to understand educator Lincoln Riley and place educator Josh Henson extra.
âGetting to understand the team of workers extra, particularly educator Riley and educator Henson, theyâre authentic, they in point of fact support concerning the avid gamers and theyâre each playersâ coaches first,â Vaikona mentioned.
Even if USC used to be moving to be difficult to overcome as soon as the Trojans presented, it used to be nonetheless a tricky name for the Santa Margarita standout.
He knew Washington place educator Brennan Carroll the longest since Carroll used to be recruiting him at Arizona and Vaikona additionally loves what unutilized UCLA educator DeShaun Foster is attempting to assemble in Westwood.