USC Recruit Darreus Rogers Torn Between the Trojans and Arizona State

In recent years, there haven’t exactly been many examples of a school like Arizona State stealing away a top-rated prospect from a recruiting powerhouse like USC, but that could change this year, as one of the Trojans’ most highly-touted targets, WR Darreus Rogers, is reportedly torn between sticking with his current commitment to USC or switching over to Arizona State.

With national signing day set for tomorrow, we’ll soon get a definitive answer of exactly what the 4-star receiver recruit’s decision actually is.

Since USC has been hit hard with scholarship restrictions by the NCAA after the Reggie Bush fallout, Rogers is currently only one of 13 commits for the 2012 class. However, the Trojans are still in the running for some top-rated prospects like OT Kyle Murphy, WR Nelson Agholor and DE Aziz Shittu.

Obviously, holding on to Rogers has to be one of Lane Kiffin’s top priorities, but it’s really out of his hands at this point, with the mandatory dead period in effect and Rogers set to announce his decision tomorrow afternoon.

When you compare where the two programs are in terms of stature at this point, you would think that choosing USC would be a no-brainer for a big recruit like Rogers. But with Arizona State’s three top receivers all departing, and with new coach Todd Graham coming in and looking to throw the ball a lot and use a bunch of different receivers, Rogers would have a much better chance of seeing the field early at Arizona State, as he would have to sit behind established receivers like Robert Woods, Marqise Lee and probably even George Farmer at USC.

It’s all going to really come down to what’s most important to Rogers: playing sparingly early on his career for a team that’s built to be a championship contender or playing early in his career or a team that’s likely destined to finish near the bottom of the Pac-12 South division for the next few years.

We’ll find out the answer tomorrow, but until then, USC fans will have to remain concerned about the possibility of losing one of the top commits of the Trojans' 2012 class.