USC Trojans Wide Receiver Makai Lemon discusses why he urges California natives in the class of 2026 to stay in state

USC Trojans wide receiver Makai Lemon discusses why he urges California natives in the class of 2026 to stay in state

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00:00Is that sort of connection built with him as wide receivers?

00:05Yeah, yeah, there's a lot, even off the field, building that trust.

00:09You don't need to have that trust when you get on the field.

00:13So when we just hop on the field, it's just I know what he's thinking.

00:18He know what I'm thinking.

00:19So it's just not even thinking about too much and just playing ball at that point.

00:23Do you get advice to your high school self?

00:27Advice to my high school self, just keep going.

00:30Don't let anything block out the noise, you know, you're gonna hit some adversity in the road.

00:34But you know, just stick through it and God got the best for me.

00:40Makai, there's been a point of emphasis to keep kids in the 26th class in California.

00:44You being from Southern California, do you feel like an extra sense of pride playing for USC?

00:49Yeah, definitely.

00:50You know, coming to SC, it means a little bit more since I'm from here.

00:53So, you know, to keep the guys, you know, from California going to SC and then staying in Cali, you know, local, it means the world for sure.

01:01What would your message be to kids from California in the 26th class and future classes as well?

01:05Yeah, I would say there's no other better place to play, you know, college football.

01:09You got the best of every world, you know, it's great schooling, it's important, you know, it's a great living area.

01:15You know, you got a great program, you know, and it's a great alumni around you.

01:20You got you in good hands, you know, you don't got to worry about too much.

01:23So, you know, I feel like, you know, come here and live all your dreams.

01:27Live all your dreams.