{"id":864353,"date":"2026-04-12T00:09:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T00:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/864353\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T00:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T00:09:25","slug":"lincoln-riley-wins-4-star-te-over-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/864353\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln Riley wins 4-star TE over Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-football\/usc-football\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">USC football<\/a> delivered one big offseason win already by <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-football\/usc-football-news-trojans-flip-drew-fielder-recruiting-win-over-oregon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">flipping four-star tackle Drew Fielder from Oregon<\/a>. Now head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/tag\/lincoln-riley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lincoln Riley<\/a> and company just beat out Michigan and Texas A&amp;M for their latest talent Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Trojans landed tight end Jace Cannon from Junipero Serra High of San Mateo, which adds a new four-star for Riley. Cannon <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Hayesfawcett3\/status\/2043086484429828116?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">confirmed his decision<\/a> with Hayes Fawcett of On3\/Rivals, even blurting out \u201cFight on\u201d in his text.<\/p>\n<p>Cannon adds to what&#8217;s currently the No. 4 <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/tag\/college-football-recruiting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">College Football Recruiting<\/a> class by On3\/Rivals. USC ranks higher by 247Sports in landing at No. 3. Of course, Trojan fans know USC claimed the title of top 2026 recruiting class last year.<\/p>\n<p>Cannon revealed why he chose to trek south for his college career <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/usc-trojans\/news\/breaking-jace-cannon-commits-to-usc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">in a conversation<\/a> with Scott Schrader of On3,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve done a great job recruiting me. I\u2019ve gotten to connect with coach Lincoln Riley a few times. I always have a memorable time when I visit. I really believe in the direction the program is going,\u201d Cannon said.<\/p>\n<p>But he added another reason why the Trojans became the team of choice: One observation he made during a practice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLots of tight end usage at practice which fired me up,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Riley appears to be emphasizing the TE moving forward. Including winning over blue chip ones.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-football\/usc-football-news-5-star-te-has-message-for-country-after-trojans-commitment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Five-star Mark Bowman<\/a> of California powerhouse Mater Dei of Santa Ana signed for 2026. Bowman is already on campus for Trojans spring football and immediately is turning heads. Cannon likely caught glimpses of Bowman.<\/p>\n<p>The Big Ten university lands a 6-foot-4, 215-pounder with room to grow. He&#8217;s the state&#8217;s No. 50 overall prospect and nation&#8217;s 35th ranked TE for the &#8217;27 class.<\/p>\n<p>USC football delivered one big offseason win already by flipping four-star tackle Drew Fielder from Oregon.  Now head coach Lincoln Riley and company just beat out Michigan and Texas A&amp;M for their latest talent Saturday.  The Trojans landed tight end Jace Cannon from Junipero Serra High of San Mateo, which adds a new four-star for Riley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"USC football delivered one big offseason win already by flipping four-star tackle Drew Fielder from Oregon. 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