Isaiah Gibson move to Georgia is a bitter pill for USC to swallow

The gut-punch feeling isn’t going away on this one for USC.

Five-star edge rusher Isaiah Gibson announced his commitment to the Georgia Bulldogs on Monday night. Gibson, out of Warner Robins High School in Georgia, is a 6-5, 260-pound five-star edge rusher who originally committed to the USC Trojans back in March. The twists and turns of this recruitment have been hard for USC and its fans to absorb. Eric Henderson did his best, but USC could not retain a prominent and talented defensive force who offered a lot of upside to the Men of Troy had he stayed in Los Angeles.

Gibson took his official visit to Georgia on the May 31-June 2 weekend. The 5-star edge rusher also saw South Carolina, Auburn, Tennessee and Ohio State this month with his official visits.

He ranks as the nation’s No. 2 edge rusher and the No. 36 overall prospect for 2025 on the 247Sports Composite.

“Honestly, after I committed, Coach Smart texted me one minute after I committed. Coach Smart, Coach Schumann, Coach Diribe, Coach Scott, everybody was like they’re going to be there until the end,” Gibson told 247Sports. “They were just saying they were going to be there until the end.”

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