USC flips elite athlete from Mississippi State

It takes loads to flip a recruit out of SEC nation, and Steve Miller, a three-star athlete from Greensboro, Georgia, definitely qualifies as being from SEC nation.

For all of USC’s struggles on the sphere this season, head coach Lincoln Riley and his workers have been doing an important job on the recruiting path. That continues on Monday with the information that Miller, not even a month after receiving a suggestion from the Trojans, has flipped his dedication from Mississippi State to USC.

For Miller, it got here right down to extra than simply on-the-field choices.

“What made me do it— simply exterior of soccer— was the schooling that USC has, plus the connections exterior of soccer. You could be nice both method at USC,” Miller instructed 247Sports.

Miller was additionally shocked by the ambiance at USC. Although he was in attendance for the Trojans’ 33-30 extra time loss to Penn State, the big-time loss was negated by an in any other case unimaginable ambiance, in his thoughts.

“The ambiance is wonderful. My go to was very massive in my resolution. I acquired an excellent view of the campus and an important view of town. I beloved simply being in L.A. and being round a bunch of individuals that can do no matter they’ll that will help you,” Miller mentioned through On3.

Although USC is 3-3 on the sphere, Riley is constructing a particularly robust 2025 recruiting class.

In response to 247Sports, USC has the Tenth-ranked class within the nation, now with 22 recruits verbally dedicated to be Trojans. Miller generally is a playmaker on each offense and protection (he notched 1,406 all-purpose yards and 17 touchdowns to go together with six interceptions on protection as a junior) however he’ll be a defensive again at USC.

He is the No. 51 security within the nation, in line with the 247ports Composite.