Under Lincoln Riley’s play-calling and GM Chad Bowden’s front-office wizardry, the USC Trojans are sitting pretty with the No. 1 recruiting class of 2026, per both 247Sports and On3. And they went full “super-team mode.” USC’s 34-man haul is one of the biggest draft boards in the country.

And Riley? He’s hustling like a coach trying to keep his headset off the hot seat.

Headlined by five-star bruiser OT Keenyi Pepe and freak-athlete TE Mark Bowman, this class is stacked with blue-chip firepower. USC patched up the trenches on both sides of the ball, grabbing elite big men who can anchor an offense and blow up a backfield.

With the ink barely dry on the early signees, Riley went back to the war room and reeled in five more commits to lock down the top spot.

USC Football blasted the news

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