Touchdown a giant time recruit tends to make waves within the school soccer world. Within the case of the USC Trojans‘ current touchdown of four-star tight finish Mark Bowman, these waves got here in a pool.
On Friday afternoon, Bowman introduced his dedication to the Trojans. USC signaled the announcement was coming with a publish of its personal — and an obvious troll of Oregon Geese head coach Dan Lanning.
Earlier in Might, Lanning went viral for his function in a dedication announcement for five-star defensive finish Richard Wesley. He jumped in a pool with Wesley as a part of the coveted prospect’s dedication to the Geese.
On Tuesday, Wesley introduced he can be decommitting from Oregon.
The Trojans put their spin on Lanning’s pool bounce saga. They posted a clip from “Anchorman” through which actor Will Ferrell — a USC alum — cannonballs right into a pool.
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— USC Soccer ✌️ (@uscfb) Might 30, 2025
The audio of the unique clip was changed by USC’s battle music as Ferrell took flight towards the pool, with the video segueing right into a clip of the Trojans’ two-fingered “battle on” gesture and the textual content, “We received him.”
Bowman, a 6-foot-5, 225-pound recruit from Mater Dei Excessive College in Santa Ana, California, is rated because the No. 24 general participant within the 2026 ESPN 300 and ranks because the No. 3 tight finish prospect within the class.
He joins a USC recruiting class that at present checks in as ESPN’s top-ranked group within the nation for 2026.