USC Trojans' Recruiting Target Jalen Flowers Reveals Visits To Big Ten Foes

USC will host Flowers on Sept. 6 for its Week 2 matchup against the former Trojans coach, Clay Helton, and the Georgia Southern Eagles. The safety team from Palos Verdes High School also has game-day visits to two other Big Ten schools, including Ohio State on August 30 and Washington on September 27, per 247Sports.

Flowers has received several offers from various schools heading into his sophomore season of high school, including Arizona State, Arizona, Louisville, Oregon, Purdue, Syracuse, and Texas A&M, among others. Flowers would be a valuable addition to USC's defense for their 2028 recruiting class.

With Flowers only heading into his sophomore season at Palos Verdes, there is still plenty of time for him to receive more offers from schools. Wherever Flowers ends up, he could be a key contributor on defense.

In his freshman season at Palos Verdes, Flowers also played on offense as a wide receiver, recording 14 receptions for 174 yards and a touchdown in 13 games played. On defense, he recorded 26 total tackles.

USC's Recruiting Is Heading In the Right Direction With Riley

While USC has had two-straight frustrating seasons with Riley as coach that featured five-plus loss seasons, their recruiting seems to be heading in the right direction. The important question, though, is can the impressive recruiting result in more wins and a return to USC competing for a National Championship, a goal that a majority of Trojans fans are striving for.

The Trojans currently have the No. 1-ranked recruiting class according to Rivals for the 2026 season and have gotten a jump start on the 2027 season, having made multiple offers.

USC fans would like nothing more than for Riley to lead the Trojans to a successful season in 2025 to have momentum going into 2026 with the nation's top recruiting class coming in. Many believe that a successful season for the Trojans this year is at least 9-3 and competing for a spot in the College Football Playoff.

Anything short of that would be a major disappointment for Trojans fans, and Riley could find himself without a coaching job. In terms of this season's incoming recruiting class, the Trojans ranked 15th with 25 total commits, including 15 three stars and nine four stars. The Trojans' lone five-star was Centennial quarterback Husan Longstreet.