Monrovia's McCarthy Picks Cal Over USC

Monrovia High School defensive tackle Ellis McCarthy announced on national television that he will join the University of California at Berkeley's football team.

Posted Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 5:33 pm PT|Updated Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 5:58 pm PT

Sorry Trojan fans, the 311-pound Monrovia defensive tackle they call "Zeus" will be taking his talents to Berkeley.

Ellis McCarthy, 's standout lineman who was considered a 5-star prospect by Rivals.com, chose Cal over USC in a live announcement at the .

McCarthy was and he will join another 5-star recruit--safety Shaq Thompson--at Cal.

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