Imatorbhebhe commits to USC

USC wide receivers coach Tee Martin made the cross country trip from Los Angeles to Atlanta over the weekend to watch Suwanee (Ga.) North Gwinnett wide receiver Josh Imatorbhebhe's spring game in person. It turns out it was a worthwhile journey.

Imatorbhebhe, the nation's No. 137 overall prospect, committed to the Trojans via a video on Bleacher Report on Monday morning.

"It's huge for him to come all this way," Imatorbhebhe said Saturday. "I guess it's easier for schools from the SEC to come from an hour or two away, but to catch a five-hour flight to come all the way out here speaks a lot and shows just how much they want me and I appreciate Coach Tee showing up out here."

Imatorbhebhe and his family have ties to the west coast and he said the chance to return to California was ultimately too much to pass up.

"It's beautiful and there's a lot of stuff to do," Imatorbhebhe said. "It's a chance to get a great education, too, and education and football go hand-in-hand. I feel like there's a lot of opportunity for me to go out there and be successful."

Several schools have told Imatorbhebhe they don't plan on giving up anytime soon, but he said now that he's committed, he's likely stepping away from the recruiting world for a while.

"If need be, I'll take some other visits during the summer but I plan on just laying low," he said.

Imatorbhebhe is USC's eighth commitment and second wide receiver from the Southeast in the 2016 class. His commitment also marks the second consecutive year that Trojans have lured a Rivals250 player from the Atlanta metro area, after signing Powder Springs (Ga.) McEachern offensive lineman Chuma Edoga in February.