By: Cam Smith, USA TODAY High School Sports | June 21, 2019
Usually, west coast recruits stay in the Pac-12. It’s a geography and lifestyle thing. Yet now, with traditional Pac-12 powers USC and UCLA struggling and the likes of Oregon and Washington recruiting nationwide, players from the Golden State are also casting a wider net when making their college choice. Cue Clark Phillips III, who made his commitment official on Friday. Picking amongst a final quintet of California (Berkeley), Oregon, UCLA, Ohio State and Notre Dame, the 4-star cornerback from La Habra (Calif.) High School picked Ohio State. The most diverse 2020 recruiting class so far? Look to Minnesota Louisiana high school football player collapses, dies after practice At 5-foot-10.5 and 178 pounds, Phillips may not have elite size, even for a defensive back, but he certainly compensates for it with his athleticism. An Opening Finals and…
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