Torrodney Prevot committed to USC, planning other visits

The Oregon Ducks shocked the recruiting world on Wednesday morning when 2013 Houston (Texas) Alief Taylor defensive end Torrodney Prevot signed with the Ducks over Texas A&M and USC.

Most predictions had Prevot headed to the Aggies after the news broke on Tuesday not going to sign with the Trojans. Oregon was always the dark horse, but it’s possible that they moved into the lead when Lancaster (Texas) defensive end Daeshon Hall committed to the Aggies earlier in the morning.

To say that it’s been a terribly day for USC Trojans head coach Lane Kiffin would be an understatement after his team suffered six decommitments on Tuesday, including Prevot.

A consensus four-star prospect, Prevot is a 6-3, 200-pounder who has taken official visits to Texas A&M and Oregon in recent weeks after committing to USC back in July. At this point, it would be a major surprise to see him choose any school other than those two, with the Aggies looming as the favorite because of his connections to current A&M commits like Reggie Chevis and Hardreck Walker, who are all good friends having known each other growing up in Houston.

The Texas A&M Aggies have about three spots left in their massive 2013 recruiting class and are hosting USC defensive end commit Torrodney Prevot of Houston (Texas) Alief Taylor this weekend as they try to close out with at least one more defensive end.

Last weekend, the Aggies secured an official visit from Lancaster (Texas) defensive end Daeshon Hall, a Washington commit who has visited College Station in the past.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. -- Rivals analyst Mike Farrell told committed recruits with visits set up to other schools that they couldn’t say they were 100% committed, so 2013 Houston (TX) Alief Taylor defensive end Torrodney Prevot said on Sunday that he’s “99%” in his commitment to the Trojans.

No word on whether the lack of that extra .9% could be a serious problem for USC.

It may seem paradoxical, but it’s the nature of recruiting these days -- a prospect maintains publicly that they are solidly committed to a school, but still interested in taking visits elsewhere.

Though Prevot recently told GigEmNation that he is “pretty definite about them right now ($)” in regards to his commitment to the Trojans, he does have plans to visit at least three other schools when his senior season is over.