USC Football Recruiting: Lane Kiffin Continues to Prove Why He Must Be Feared

If it seems like just yesterday we were talking to you about Lane Kiffin's recruiting prowess you are not far off. Tuesday, the USC head coach got a commitment from Ty Isaac, one of the nation's top ranked running backs and he did headline our weekly recruiting update yesterday. The Laner was not done for the week, though. Thursday evening Kiffin was able to fill his running back goal for the recruiting cycle by earning a commitment from Justin Davis (via the LA Times), another elite rusher.

Davis is another guy that Kiffin targeted and truly wanted to get.

The rising senior from Stockton, California chose the Trojans over Washington and Cal as the place where he would play his college football. Davis is a solid running back with the ability to run away from defenders but he also possesses some physicality about himself. He can break tackles, catch the ball out of the backfield and he played in a largely pro styled attack in high school that will help him transition to the Trojans scheme.

For Lane Kiffin, this is just another notch in a long line of recruiting successes. The coach was doing it for the Trojans when he was an assistant coach. Then he did it at Tennessee in his one-year stint as a head coach.

Now, entering year three at USC, Kiffin is proving that he is a force in recruiting.

Some would have you believe that it is just the USC name—that might be. Certainly schools like Texas, Alabama, Ohio State and Florida have a certain cache when it comes to walking into a room. However, the ability of Kiffin to recruit at a high level is more than just school he represents. In today's recruiting landscape, you have to be more than just a brand name. Kids from all over the nation are watching teams across the country play.

Oregon is a media darling with their fast break approach; the Ducks took one of Kiffin's prizes a year ago by letting him play offense instead of defense. The SEC is the toast of the nation as they keep winning titles.

High school football players are exposed to more programs, styles and coaches now than ever before. Lane Kiffin and his staff are out grinding people. For all of the flack that fans of rival schools and Tennessee give Kiffin for his earlier antics, the kids love him. He sells his program well, and keep in mind folks as you look at his class: He's doing this with severe scholarship limitations.

On the field, his Trojans are winning. Off the field, his staff is continuing to get some of the best talent in the nation. Lane Kiffin is growing into a legitimate problem on the college football landscape. This 2012 season, on the field, is his chance to prove he's as good a coach as he is a recruiter.