Rivals Roundtable: Five-star DT Justus Terry reopens his recruitment

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Recruiting never takes a break, and as we dip deeper into the summer the twists and turns are starting to take shape.

One of the biggest off-season surprises was five-star DT Justus Terry’s decision to commit to USC. Terry, who holds offers from national powerhouses nationwide, was one of a handful of early dominoes to tip in favor of the Trojans after Lincoln Riley tabbed Eric Henderson to be the new DL coach.

Henderson was coming off a Super Bowl stint with the Los Angeles Rams, where he worked hand-in-hand with Canton-bound DL Aaron Donald.

Three months later, the shine of that early USC commitment faded. In between, the No. 1-ranked defensive tackle in the Rivals250 for the 2025 cycle has made a string of visits to other schools, including back to Georgia. Florida State and Alabama are two more notable programs that have been linked to the 6-foot-5, 275-pound interior defensive lineman from Manchester (Ga.) High School in Georgia.

After reopening his recruitment, here is the Rivals Roundtable of reactions from national and team vantage points:

5-star Manchester (Ga.) DT Justus Terry announced his recruitment is open

Terry is the top DT in the Rivals250 for 2025https://t.co/DT7CsVxyTt

— Sam Spiegelman (@samspiegs) June 19, 2024

NATIONAL

“What has long been predicted – that Terry loved his visit in the spring to USC and committed on a whim only to come back home months later and realize he wanted to play somewhere in the Southeast – has now come full circle as the five-star defensive tackle has reopened his recruitment again. Georgia is slightly closer than Alabama and Florida State but not by a big enough margin to have distance play a significant factor in this decision. My current read is that he was at Florida State last weekend and he’s going to Alabama to close out June but that his best…

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Publish date : 2024-06-19 15:07:21

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