Lincoln Riley makes in-home visit with Oklahoma commit Raleek Brown
New USC coach Lincoln Riley took a big step toward securing a commitment from four-star Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei do-it-all athlete and longtime OU commit Raleek Brown on his first night on the job.
Riley was in home with Brown Monday night, just hours after he was announced as the head coach with the Trojans.
Raleek Brown has been an Oklahoma pledge since February. But with the news that Riley was heading to Los Angeles, Brown became a prime flip target for the Trojans.
And that’s even clearer after Monday night’s in-home visit from Riley. Brown said the visit from Riley and new USC receivers coach Dennis Simmons was “great.” He also thanked the coaches for visiting in a tweet.
USC’s previous staff had already been pushing to land the four-star throughout this season, and he tweeted a message Sunday that got Trojan fans excited.
The 5-foot-7, 170-pound speedster posted “Staying home?” with the eyeballs emoji soon after news of Riley’s departure for USC was announced.
Brown is the No. 55 prospect in the 2022 class, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also ranks as the nation’s No. 5 wide receiver and the No. 2 player in California.
USC never stopped pushing for Raleek Brown
Raleek Brown committed to the Sooners over offers from USC, Alabama, Georgia, Texas A&M and others. And as recently as last weekend, he was solidly committed to Oklahoma.
“I’m 100% locked in with them,” Brown told Joseph Hastings of Clemson Sports.
But with Riley’s decision, things have changed dramatically.
Brown’s high school campus is a little less than an hour from Los Angeles. And he took both official and unofficial visits to USC this summer.
Interim head coach Donte Williams, who could potentially be retained by Riley, stayed in contact with Brown throughout the high school season. And Raleek Brown even stirred up a little bit of controversy by wearing a USC sleeve during one of his games.
With the early signing period a little more than two weeks away, Brown could take another official visit to USC with the coaching change. Should be flip, he could be on the Trojans’ best recruiters locally, especially given how many elite prospects come from the Mater Dei program.