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USC recruiting update: Marvell Tell commits to the Trojans

Defensive back Marvell Tell (10) of the U.S. Army All-American West team breaks up a pass intended for Darius Slayton of the East during the first half of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl game.
Defensive back Marvell Tell (10) of the U.S. Army All-American West team breaks up a pass intended for Darius Slayton of the East during the first half of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl game.
(Eric Gay / Associated Press)
By Lindsey Thiry 
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Reporting from San Antonio — 

Marvell Tell, a defensive back from Encino Crespi High, announced his decision to attend USC on Saturday at the Army All-American Bowl.

“It’s where I feel like I fit for the next four years,” said Tell, who chose the Trojans over Texas A&M and Oregon.

Tell, 6-foot-2 and 175 pounds, was the second defensive back to commit to USC at the Army Bowl. Riverside Poly’s Ykili Ross also announced.

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Four defensive backs have committed to the class, including Pasadena Muir’s Taeon Mason and Pleasanton Foothill’s Isaiah Langley.

In an unofficial count, three 2015 scholarships remain for the Trojans. National signing day is Feb. 4.

Questions about USC? Email me at LNThiry@gmail.com or tweet @LindseyThiry and I will respond to select messages in a weekly USC Now mailbag

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Lindsey Thiry

Lindsey Thiry is a former general assignment multimedia sports reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She began working for The Times as a contributor to the digital sports report, with a focus on USC football, and left in 2018. Thiry has appeared on nationally televised sports broadcasts on Fox Sports 1. She grew up in Seattle and graduated from the University of Washington.

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