Moreno Valley Rancho Verde offensive tackle Tyron Smith (6-6, 265) has said he will attend USC, coach Pete Duffy confirmed Friday.

Smith is ranked by rivals.com as the No. 2 offensive tackle in America this year, as well as the No. 11 overall player. He will be a senior during the coming school year.

"He really wanted to get this process done with," Duffy said. "You know, once we went to Junior Day (at USC) and he got up there and got around them, he just felt like they made him a part of the family. The coaches, he just clicked with everybody up there. It’s one of the best programs, it's in SoCal, its in the Pac-10. He's not a guy that’s afraid of the competition. He knew wherever he wanted to go, he would play."