USC Football: Trojans Making Late Push for Elite 2024 Recruit

USC's 2024 recruiting class isn't as good as last year's haul, but according to 247 Sports, their 2024 class still ranks in the top 20, nationally. With 19 signed recruits, they have certainly done enough to feel good about their first incoming freshman for their inaugural year in the Big 10 conference.

However, the Trojans appear to still have their foot on the gas pedal on the recruiting trail. According to On3's Sam Spiegelman, USC has recently entered his recruitment. Bussy, a verbal commit to Texas A&M, did not sign his letter of intent during the early signing period.

Georgia and USC both are making an effort to nab the Timpson (Timpson, TX) product out of College Station. Spiegelman also noted that Georgia will be hosting Bussey for a visit in January.

Bussey has had success at the quarterback position, but given his size (around 5-foot-11), he might end up playing wide receiver, slot receiver, or cornerback. The thing that makes Bussey such a special prospect is how elite his athleticism is. In addition to football, Bussey is an excellent baseball and basketball player, but also an accomplished track athlete as well.

Here is a blurb from 247 Sports' Gabe Brooks on the general athleticism of Bussey, one of the most heavily recruited players in the 2024 cycle.

Plays with elite initial explosiveness. Couples startling acceleration with excellent top-end speed that he's proven in a combine setting (sub-4.5 verified) and on the track. Quick-twitch athleticism translates to jumps events and basketball. Four-sport athlete who's also played baseball. Elite camp circuit has provided exposure to other high-caliber opponents, but still faces considerable leap in competition level from in-game perspective. Will encounter technical learning curve moving to receiver or secondary in full-time capacity. Athletic and on-field profiles may more ideally lend to defensive projection, but relative lack of height and frame potential may force to receiver in the long run.

Bussey looks like the type of player who can enter any college football program and immediately make them better. It will be hard to pull him away from Texas A&M, but crazier things have happened in the world of recruiting.