Athlete prospect Malcolm Smith (6-2, 216, 4.4) from Woodland Hills (Calif.) Taft had a very tough decision to make between three outstanding schools; USC, Cal and Notre Dame.

"I chose USC because there is a good balance between athletics and academics," Smith said. "When I put all the pieces together, USC was the place I wanted to be. We have a great class this year and we had a great class the year before.

"I want major in engineering and academics are very important to me," Smith said. "Getting an education is what college is all about."

"It was a tough decision," Smith said. "The toughest part was making the phone calls to Notre Dame and Cal."

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