January Recruits

--USC FOOTBALL SIGNS TWO JUNIOR COLLEGE STANDOUTS

LOS ANGELES--Junior college standouts Gerald Bowman and Morgan Breslin have signed letters of intent with USC, Trojan head coach Lane Kiffin announced today (Dec. 21).

Bowman is a 6-1, 215-pound safety from Los Angeles Pierce Junior College in Woodland Hills (Calif.) and Breslin is a 6-3, 245-pound defensive end from Diablo Valley Junior College in Pleasant Hill (Calif.).

�We are thrilled to add both Gerald and Morgan into our program in January,� said Kiffin. �Gerald was the nation�s No. 2-rated junior college player and we look forward to him making an impact on our team over the next two years. Morgan�s last-minute decision to change to USC was very critical to us because Nick Perry left early to go to the NFL. After an extremely productive two-year junior college career, he will raise the competition level on our defensive line.�

Bowman was the 2011 Southern California Football Association American Division Pacific Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore at Pierce. He had 52 tackles, including 4 for losses (with a sack), plus an interception, a fumble recovery, a forced fumble and 7 punt returns in 2011. He earned All-Region IV first team and All-Conference first team honors as a freshman in 2010 while making 58 tackles (6 for losses, with a sack), an interception and 2 deflections.

He prepped at Imhotep High in Philadelphia (Pa.). As a 2007 senior running back and safety, he had 1,659 yards on 254 carries (6.5 avg.) with 8 TDs, plus 18 receptions for 220 yards (12.2 avg.). As a junior in 2006, he had 437 yards on 79 carries (5.5 avg.) with 6 TDs, 14 receptions for 185 yards (13.2 avg.) and completed 10-of-19 passes (52.6%) for 267 yards with 3 TDs and 1 interception on offense and 31 tackles, 3 interceptions, 4 deflections and 2 forced fumbles on defense (he also returned 5 punts and a kickoff). As a 2005 sophomore, he had 259 yards on 65 carries (4.0 avg.) with 2 TDs, 5 receptions for 34 yards (6.8 avg.) with 1 TD, 21 tackles, 2 interceptions, 1 deflection, 1 fumble recovery, 2 forced fumbles and 1 blocked kick.

Breslin led the state junior colleges in sacks and tackles for losses the past 2 seasons. As a 2011 sophomore at Diablo Valley, he had 13.5 sacks and made All-American first team, All-State Regional Defensive Player of the Year and All-Golden Gate Conference first team (unanimous pick). He had 54 tackles, including 23.5 for losses (with 14.5 sacks), as a 2010 freshman.

He prepped at Las Lomas High in Walnut Creek. As a senior in 2008, he made the Max Preps All-State Division II second team and San Francisco Chronicle All-Bay Area first team. He missed part of his senior season with a broken foot suffered playing rugby.