USC makes top 8 for 2024 Virginia linebacker

USC is in the middle of multiple linebacker recruitments. This one is based in Virginia.

Salem, Virginia, native and four-star 2024 linebacker Chris Cole tweeted out his top eight schools earlier this week, with the USC Trojans making the cut.

Cole, a 6-foot-3, 210-pound linebacker, is ranked the 15th best at his position and 155th overall. He’s the No. 1 linebacker in the state of Virginia and the No. 1 overall player in Virginia, according to the 247Sports composite rankings.

Prospect Profile

Hometown/High School: Salem, Va./Salem

Height/Weight: 6-3/210

IB Grade: 4.0 (Top 100 caliber prospect)
Upside Grade: 4.5

Offers: Notre Dame, Georgia, Alabama, Miami, USC, Florida, Penn State, Florida State, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Auburn, Nebraska, Arkansas, Stanford, Maryland, Louisville, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Northwestern, West Virginia, Vanderbilt, Cincinnati, Syracuse, and Duke.

The top schools for Cole are Virginia Tech, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Penn State, Miami, USC and Notre Dame.

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USC is trying to land another linebacker, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa. The St. John Bosco product will make his announcement on July 23. USC is battling Notre Dame and Ohio State for KVA. If that recruitment doesn’t produce a victory, this linebacker recruitment in Virginia offers the Trojans a chance to compensate.

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