Lane Kiffin’s depth chart continues to shrink as sources indicate USC’s wide receiver Brandon Carswell is transferring to Cincinnati to join former USC teammate Vidal Hazelton. The junior WR is free to transfer without sitting a season per USC’s NCAA sanctions. This is the fourth player in as many days to defect from USC because of the heavy sanctions levied against the team. This isn’t a significant blow for the team as Carswell was very limited in production last...
Seantrel Henderson and LeBron James have something in common, they are both moving to Miami this summer. As the best high school player in the 2010 recruiting class, Henderson was heavily recruited by top programs but ultimately committed to USC on Kiffin’s assurance that the school would not face heavy penalties for violating NCAA rules. In the aftermath of the NCAA’s investigation and sanctions, Henderson immediately requested a release from USC to seek alternative programs. Early reports indicated it...
Not to sound like a broken record, but USC is again feeling the burn from the NCAA’s torching of the program. RB/WR D.J. Shoemate is leaving the school and heading to the greener pastures of UConn. Fans should appreciate that Shoemate didn’t downplay his reason for transferring. He simply stated it was a business decision. During his SC career he only amassed 2 yards total on the ground and with the talent at RB he would never have seen...
A highly recruited gem from USC’s 2009 top recruiting class is turning in his defensive playbook and moving on from the once proud program. According to SCPlaybook, Byron Moore informed the university that he is transferring to L.A. Harbor JC to play ball for a year with the intentions of transferring to another 4 year institution down the road. As a redshirt freshman, Moore was not free to transfer without sitting a season as his upperclassmen teammates. During spring practice,...
With all the buzz surrounding Seantrel Henderson and his departure from USC, the Trojan nation better recognize other players are heading out the door as USC’s sanctions are starting to set in with the upperclassmen. Rumors are swirling at Tomahawk nation that JUCO transfer and redshirt junior Glen Stanley is already in Florida waiting for USC to release him from his letter of intent. The DE from Ocala, Florida, wasn’t highly recruited out of high school but after a season...
Lane Kiffin did the right thing today by releasing Seantrel Henderson from his national letter of intent with USC. During the recruiting process, the highly sought after high school star had reservations about signing with USC because of the NCAA’s pending investigation during the Carroll days. Henderson was told that USC would not face harsh penalties which ultimately led to his signing with the Trojans. As we all know, the gauntlet fell on Troy which caused Henderson to get...
The Trojan nation is starting to feel the wake of the NCAA’s sanctions on USC. According to the L.A. Times, the latest upperclassman to defect is DE Malik Jackson. The reserve DE packed his bags over the weekend and left Lane Kiffin and Tinseltown for none other than Tennessee. As a result of USC’s infractions, Jackson will not have to sit out the mandatory one season per NCAA transfer rules. He can play immediately. When asked about transferring, Jackson...
Marshall Faulk is pretty flippant about NCAA regulations. He understands Reggie Bush’s perspective with respect to cash payments to athletes but doesn’t see why coaches aren’t held accountable for violations. In an article by Jim Moore, Faulk stated that he would have had no problem taking money while in school if it was offered to him. “Were you ever offered anything in college?” I asked. “Nah, I went to San Diego State,” Faulk said. “Other than good weather, they...
