Donte Williams flipped a USC recruit to Georgia, but no one should care

Sep 25, 2021; Los Angeles, California, USA; USC Trojans head coach Donte Williams wide receiver Drake London (15) after a touchdown play in the first half of the game Oregon State Beavers at United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

It is true that former USC head coach Donte Williams flipped Trojan commit Dominick Kelly to Georgia and Kirby Smart. When Williams left the Trojans and went to Athens, we all knew he would use his recruiting skills and West Coast connections to execute flips precisely along the lines of what he did with Kelly. We can simply and plainly commend Donte Williams on doing his job well Between the Hedges at Georgia. This is what Kirby Smart hired him to do. Where this conversation gets interesting is if USC fans are upset that Williams left Lincoln Riley’s coaching staff. Should they be upset? Should USC football fans lament that Donte’s recruiting chops and California know-how are no longer part of the Trojans’ staff? Let’s tackle this topic in greater depth:

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Is it true that Donte Williams had a thankless task when he became USC’s interim head coach in 2021 following the firing of Clay Helton? Yes. Nevertheless, it remains that USC did not get better over the course of the 2021 season. The Trojans played a good game in the finale against BYU, but were largely rudderless until then. That should have been a first clue that Donte Williams was not ready to coach at a higher level.

Does Alex Grinch share blame for Domani Jackson’s lack of development? Of course he does. Nevertheless, this was supposed to be Donte Williams’ big developmental task at USC in 2023. It could not have gone much worse. This was a classic case study in the fundamental Donte Williams problem: He can’t develop players with any consistency. Recruiting elite…

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Author : Trojans Wire

Publish date : 2024-08-02 23:06:36

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