Chad Bowden continues to be the man of the hour at USC
USC recruiting has been red hot of late under new general manager Chad Bowden. On Saturday, the Trojans added yet another blue-chip commitment to their top ranked 2026 recruiting class, this one from four-star running back Deshonne Redeaux.
Much of USC’s success on the recruiting trail under Bowden can be attributed to his Southern California ties. Bowden grew up watching the Trojans during their heyday under Pete Carroll in the 2000s, and has seen what the program looks like when it is operating at its peak.
On a recent episode of his show, “The Hard Count”, On3 Sports college football analyst J.D. Pickell discussed the impact of Bowden’s Southern California roots on the Trojans’ recruiting surge.
“He gets USC,” Pickell said of Bowden. “Chad Bowden talks about how he grew up a USC fan. How he grew up watching Matt Leinart ball. He understands what USC can be when it’s firing on all cylinders.
“He understands where the bar is set at USC, and he’s able to speak the language. It’s one thing to, you know, speak highly of a place that you’re not actually from . . . [but] it’s fake to a certain degree.
“It’s not fake with Chad Bowden. He gets it, he lives it, he breathes it.”
With Bowden at the helm, the Trojans currently have the top-ranked recruiting class in the country for the 2026 cycle. USC fans are hoping that a successful season on the field in 2025 will allow the program to keep the class intact and build towards being a national championship contender in the future.
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Publish date : 2025-04-06 23:42:00
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