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4-star LB Levi Jones fakes out Florida and Florida State, signs with USC

Sam Cooper
·College football writer
USC now has four commitments from Rivals Top 100 prospects. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
USC now has four commitments from Rivals Top 100 prospects. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Levi Jones, a four-star linebacker from Austin, Texas, announced his commitment to USC on Wednesday morning, and broke the hearts of Florida and Florida State in the process.

This wasn’t the usual choosing of a hat from a table either. Jones, the No. 79 overall prospect in the country according to Rivals.com, stood up at a table and took off a sweatshirt to reveal a Florida Gators shirt. And then he took that shirt off to reveal a Florida State Seminoles shirt. And then, again, he took that shirt off to finally reveal his choice: the USC Trojans.

Levi Jones wore three shirts for his commitment. (ESPNU)
Levi Jones wore three shirts for his commitment. (ESPNU)

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To make sure everybody knew he didn’t have any more tricks up his sleeve, Jones capped it off by putting on the USC hat.

USC made the addition of Jones official about an hour later:

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Jones is the fourth member of the Rivals100 to join the Trojans in their 2017 class, joining running back Stephen Carr (No. 38), safety Bubba Bolden (No. 61) and defensive end Hunter Echols (No. 68). Jones is the 19th commitment in the class.

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