Long Beach Poly WR Jason Robinson commits to USC as a sophomore to honor grandfather

Long Beach Poly sophomore wide receiver Jason Robinson said household played a immense relation successful his determination to perpetrate to playing shot astatine USC.

“USC was my grandfather’s favourite schoolhouse and helium conscionable passed away,” Robinson began. “I got that connection 2 days aft helium passed.

“Ever since I was a small kid, USC has been a apical schoolhouse for me, it’s been my favourite school. It felt close astatine that clip to commit. In my heart, that’s what I was going to spell with.”

LB Poly sophomore WR Jason Robinson told maine his determination to perpetrate to USC was rooted successful family, specifically his grandfather, who precocious passed away. USC was his grandfather’s favourite squad and successful his heart, committing to USC felt similar the close happening to do. @JasonR0binsonJR pic.twitter.com/dmrxo1tsIl

— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) September 30, 2021

With his grandfather’s tone guiding him, the 5-foot-10, 170-pound Robinson knew committing to USC’s 2024 recruiting people was the close prime connected Sept. 25, particularly aft creating an instant enslaved with USC interim caput manager Donte Williams during an unofficial visit.

“(Coach Williams) is simply a player’s coach,” Robinson said. “He truly gets on with the players, makes you similar him… He truly connected with maine and I felt similar that’s wherever I should be. They made maine consciousness peculiar erstwhile I was up determination astatine USC.”

Robinson was not acrophobic to perpetrate to an interim manager due to the fact that helium believes Williams volition inactive beryllium astatine USC by the clip helium enrolls successful 2024.

“I consciousness similar he’s going to beryllium determination regardless, whether he’s the caput coach, oregon whether he’s the adjunct caput coach,” Robinson shared. “I consciousness similar he’s inactive going to beryllium determination and I’m rocking with him. I’m rocking with the unit and I emotion it.”

Happy to announce,
After giving it heavy thought
And prayer, one volition Be making my Commitment to @USC_FB Trojans!
Thnx you for believing successful maine @CoachDee_USC @kearycolbert
✌🏾✌🏾 🗡 @LBPoly_Football pic.twitter.com/Z1IeRkBPe5

— Jason Robinson JR (@JasonR0binsonJR) September 26, 2021

Robinson knows committing to USC truthful aboriginal volition rise his notoriety. He volition usage that arsenic information to rise his level of play.

“It’s much of a people connected my backmost present than determination ever was,” helium continued. “Every clip I spell retired of the field, there’s going to beryllium radical saying ohio that’s that USC commit.”

He’s gladsome that helium tin absorption connected being the champion receiver helium tin beryllium astatine Poly, without being stressed oregon distracted by the nationalist recruiting process.

“So it’s inactive going to beryllium hard enactment but without having to interest astir the recruiting process, I consciousness similar it’s going to beryllium a small value disconnected my backmost but it’s not going to beryllium easier,” Robinson added.

Meanwhile, Robinson’s younger member Jadyn, who is simply a 5-foot-7, 150-pound freshman wide receiver playing varsity shot astatine Long Beach Poly, could beryllium the family’s adjacent apical recruit.

✌️#FightOn #RobinsonBoyz Pt II coming soon!@Scott_Schrader @USC_FB @Coach_Naivar @alecsimpson5 @LBPoly_Football @CoachJB15 @Ballhawk__8 @FootballRecruit pic.twitter.com/q9Nxp7Zuov

— jadyn robinson (@jadynThaTruth) September 28, 2021

That’s capable information for Robinson to proceed striving towards greatness. No older member ever wants their young member to walk them by.

“We play the aforesaid position, truthful each time he’s pushing me. I can’t fto him drawback up to me,” Robinson said. “Every time it feels similar I person to enactment harder. I person to bash well. I person to enactment successful much effort due to the fact that I can’t fto him beryllium amended than maine astatine all.

“Every day, I person to propulsion myself to propulsion him. We some person to beryllium great.”

Robinson has received rave reviews from his caput manager astatine Poly.

“(We’re) blessed to person him successful our program. One of the champion way runners I’ve ever seen,” said Long Beach Poly manager Stephen Barbee. “The mode that he’s capable to get successful and retired of his breaks is exceptional and he’s done thing but enactment hard ever since he’s been successful this program.”

Long Beach Poly manager Stephen Barbee told maine Jason Robinson is 1 of the champion way runners he’s adjacent seen. Robinson is simply a sophomore wide receiver astatine Poly who precocious committed to USC. @CoachSBarbee @JasonR0binsonJR @BeachVarsity #LongBeachVarsityReport pic.twitter.com/z2HMKErtqm

— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) September 30, 2021

Even arsenic a sophomore, Barbee said Robinson has emerged arsenic a leader.

“He leads our receivers successful each statistical category. It’s ever breathtaking to spot what happens erstwhile the shot gets successful his hands,” Barbee added.

Barbee said helium couldn’t beryllium happier for Robinson.

“I deliberation it’s awesome. Long Beach Poly and USC spell mode back,” Barbee said. “The Long Beach Poly players thin to bash precise good astatine USC, and successful crook erstwhile USC has Long Beach Poly players, they bash precise well.”

WR Jason Robinson moving 1 connected 1 astatine Long Beach Poly practice. @JasonR0binsonJR @BeachVarsity #LongBeachVarsityReport pic.twitter.com/6utReoB3zn

— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) September 30, 2021

For now, Robinson is focused connected helping Poly triumph the 2021 Moore League title and continuing to go a amended student-athlete during his inferior and elder seasons.

“It’s not similar I tin halt moving due to the fact that I’m committed,” Robinson concluded, “because they could driblet that assistance easily. They could driblet that connection and I can’t spell determination anymore truthful I person to beryllium capable to bash my enactment successful the classroom, connected the field, beryllium capable to enactment successful enactment regardless.”