where is usc from?
United States of America California Los Angeles
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 USC ended the season as No. 2 in the final Coaches ' Poll and No. 3 in the final AP Poll with one first @-@ place vote . 

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 USC 's stellar recruiting class was highlighted by the three highest ranked players from the " ESPN 150 " : No. 1 Joe McKnight ( RB ) ; No. 2 Chris Galippo ( LB ) ; and No. 3 Marc Tyler ( RB ) . The Trojans also landed Scout.com 's National Player of the Year and top overall prospect for 2007 , Everson Griffen . Other notable signees included Rivals.com 's No. 1 WR Ronald Johnson and 5 @-@ star OL Kristofer O 'Dowd . Despite recruiting substantially fewer players than other programs , USC signed the No. 1 or No. 2 recruiting class in various rankings , along with the Florida Gators , the winners of the 2006 National Championship . In the pre @-@ season , McKnight and Johnson were named two of the top @-@ 10 impact freshman for 2007 . 

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 Immediately after the 2007 – 08 bowl season , in early looks at the 2008 season , USC was ranked as the pre @-@ season No. 4 ( Sports Illustrated ) and No. 5 ( ESPN.com ) due to key player departures mitigated by the overall talent level . Sports Illustrated soon revised its ranking to No. 3 after nearly all draft @-@ eligible juniors decided to remain with the program instead of entering the NFL Draft . 

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 Although he was highly recruited during the season , he decided not to make his decision until after the season ended . He scheduled visits with the Cal Bears and USC Trojans and anticipated visits with the Michigan Wolverines and Washington Huskies . Those were the four schools he was seriously considering . He eventually changed his visit dates , but the final four contenders remained ths same . By the time he was to make his final decision he had 20 scholarship offers . In his final week of consideration , he eliminated USC from contention and had home visits from the other three finalists during the week . He made his final selection in what has become a traditional recruit announcement technique by using the schools ' caps in front of his extended family , including his mother who is named Joanne and a sister . He also has an Aunt Lydia Schilling . 

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 After losing first place votes in the polls during the bye week , USC 's performance regained six after their performance against the Huskers in a hostile environment . Receiving specific praise was the Trojans offensive line , as well as the continued poise and ability of freshman center O 'Dowd . 
