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08/01/22 - Caleb Williams, Jr/2024, Southern California + More +

A nation-leading 20 kids have transferred to USC from other schools. At least that many have been forced out of the program. The money is flowing, the promises are soaring, the program has been turned on its helmet, and you know what that means. New coach Lincoln Riley MUST deliver at least a CFP team and he knows it. "We didn't come here to play for second, we are not wired that way," Riley said. "We came here competitively to win championships, win them now and to win them for a long time." Players who are the biggest targets of expectation are quarterback Caleb Williams, who arrived from Oklahoma with Riley, and wide receiver Jordan Addison, the Biletnikoff Award winner from Pittsburgh. Williams was asked what he would consider a successful season. "Win every game," he said. To do so, USC may need to score 50 points a game. Riley doesn't do defense. At Oklahoma, opponents scored 54, 45 and 63 points in three of their four bowl appearances. Que the scoreboard. - Los Angeles Times

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QB Caleb Williams, Southern California
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08/01/22 - Kyon Barrs, rSr/2024, Southern California + More +

After being sidelined for spring ball and most of the offseason, Arizona Wildcats wide receiver Jamarye Joiner and defensive tackle Kyon Barrs, both of whom suffered foot injuries in the spring, will be available for the start of preseason training camp on Wednesday, according to head coach Jedd Fisch at Pac-12 Media Day on Friday. Both Barrs and Joiner underwent surgery in Los Angeles with specialists tied to the L.A. Rams, the NFL team Fisch was an assistant for in 2018. For Joiner, the 6-foot-1-inch, 209-pound Tucson native and Cienega High School product will return to a wide receiver corps that includes UTEP transfer preseason All-Pac-12 selection Jacob Cowing, star freshman Tetairoa McMillan, Dorian Singer, Kevin Green, Anthony Simpson and A.J. Jones, among others.

The fifth-year Joiner will attempt to work his way back into Arizona's offense after three foot operations over the last two years for the "Jones fracture" he initially suffered during spring 2020. After returning in 2021, Joiner swapped reps at wide receiver and quarterback, totaling 204 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns. Barrs, a 6-3, 297-pound All-Pac-12 selection, is expected to be among Arizona's top defensive players in 2022 after a 2021 campaign that included 33 tackles, eight stops for loss and a team-high five sacks in 10 games. - Arizona Star News

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DT Kyon Barrs, Southern California
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07/29/22 - *Jordan Addison, Jr/2023, Southern California + More +

2022 PRESEASON BILETNIKOFF AWARD WATCH LIST: Jordan Addison, USC,...In his 2-year (2021-22) career at Pittsburgh, he had 160 receptions for 2.259 yards (14.1 avg) with 21 TDs, plus 75 carries for 114 yards (7.1 avg) with 1 TD, 14 punt returns for 200 yards (14.3 avg), 2 kickoff returns for 39 yards (19.5 avg) and a tackle. 2022: Addison, who transferred to USC in the fall of 2022 from Pittsburgh, will be a key addition to the wide receiver corps as a junior. - USC Football

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WR *Jordan Addison, Southern California
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07/26/22 - *Jordan Addison, Jr/2023, Southern California + More +

Jordan Addison's departure from Pitt to USC is almost old news at this point. It became obvious the Biletnikoff Award winner would leave for the Trojans in late April before officially doing so a few weeks later in May. But since then, Narduzzi hasn't been made available to local media to discuss the high-profile departure, which had NIL implications and alleged tampering attached to it. On Thursday, Narduzzi addressed Addison's transfer with a layered response. "I stayed quiet for a long time because it was a recruiting process. We were recruiting him," Narduzzi said. "But I'm focused on our guys who want to be here at Pitt. That's the key. "Jordan's a great kid, great player. We had fun with him for two years. I think we helped him get to where he is today. I think we helped him win a Biletnikoff and be the player that he is. Kenny Pickett was pretty good. He had one of the best quarterbacks in the country throwing him the ball every day. Some people forget how they got where they are. It was a special year. I've got a ton of respect for Jordan. Young men have to make decisions based on what they know or what they thought. And we kind of move on."

Later, Narduzzi told the Post-Gazette he "absolutely" believes USC tampered with Addison. Reports of the all-American leaving for USC surfaced before he formally entered the transfer portal, at which point teams would be able to contact him. "Transferring is one thing, but the NCAA has to do something about tampering," Narduzzi told the Post-Gazette, "because tampering is certainly happening in a big way. By players or coaches, it can't happen. It's happening a lot, and it's not good." Asked what can realistically be done to curb tampering, Narduzzi said: "I don't know. Not my job. But it's got to get straightened out." - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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WR *Jordan Addison, Southern California
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07/25/22 - Brett Neilon, rSr/2023, Southern California + More +

2022 PRESEASON RIMINGTON TROPHY WATCHLIST: Brett Neilon, USC,...Neilon has appeared in 34 games (starting 29) in his career, making 2 tackles...Neilon started all 12 games at center (his third season as the starter) as a senior in 2021. - USC Football

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C Brett Neilon, Southern California
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07/24/22 - Woody Marks, rSr/2025, Southern California + More +

2022 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD CANDIDATE: Joquavious Marks (Jr.), Mississippi State,...Running back Joquavious Marks (5-10, 21) committed to MSU in May of 2019. In 2020, listed as his "true freshman year," Marks appeared in all 11 games with eight starts … Set the single-season mark for receptions by a freshman and by a running back with 60 catches ... Bested the previous marks, both held by Justin Griffith (37; 1999) ... Finished tied for No. 6 on the single-season receptions chart (60) with De'Runnya Wilson (60; 2015). ied for No. 49 nationally and No. 7 in the SEC in receptions per game (5.5) ... Tied for the most receptions by an FBS freshmen (60) with Pittsburgh's Jordan Addison (who famously transferred to USC). In 2021 Marks caught 83 passes for 502 yards and three touchdowns receiving, added 416 yards and six touchdowns rushing and had 1,49 yards total offense (231 on kick returns), validating his status as a four-star recruit back in 2019. - Mississippi State Football

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RB Woody Marks, Southern California
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07/24/22 - Austin Jones, rSr/2024, Southern California + More +

2022 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD CANDIDATE: Austin Jones (Sr.), USC,...Transferred to USC after three seasons at Stanford (2019-2021) during which he ran for 1,155 yards on 278 carries (4.2 avg) with 12 TDs, caught 67 passes for 531 yards (7.9 avg) with 1 TD and returned 4 kickoffs for 60 yards (15.0 avg). Former running back and cornerback at Bishop O'Dowd high (Oakland, Ca.) where he rushed for 6,902 yards, the second most in San Francisco Bay Area history. He was named to the MaxPreps California All-Decade second team. He is majoring in communications at USC and was named to the CoSIDA Academic All District honor roll in 2021. - USC Football

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RB Austin Jones, Southern California
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07/22/22 - Travis Dye, rSr/2023, Southern California + More +

2022 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD CANDIDATE: Travis Dye (Sr.), USC,...A fifth-year senior, running back Travis Dye has a degree from Oregon, where he initially enrolled after graduating high school a year early (2018). In his four-year career with the Ducks (2018-21), Dye appeared in 48 games (with 19 starts), he ran for 3,111 yards (fifth most in school history) on 521 carries (6.0 avg) with 21 TDs, caught 83 passes for 869 yards (10.5 avg) with 8 TDs, returned 15 kickoffs for 305 yards (20.3 avg), had 5 punt returns for 52 yards (10.4 avg), made 2 tackles and was 0-of-1 passing. He had 7 100-yard rushing games and 4,337 all-purpose yards in his career. Most of his male relatives played football, baseball or hockey, including brother Troy (Oregon linebacker), brother Tony (at UCLA and Cincinnati Bengals, Junior Olympics), brother Jordan (wide receiver, Sterling College) and father, Mark, (football at San Jose State, baseball in Houston Astros system). So of course Travis will play another year at USC just to keep the family in the game. - USC Football

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RB Travis Dye, Southern California
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07/22/22 - Caleb Williams, Jr/2024, Southern California + More +

2022 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: Caleb Williams, USC,...This is one of the well-known transfers, quarterback Caleb Williams moving from Oklahoma with coach Lincoln Riley to USC. Recently, college football insider Mike Farrell spread a disputed narrative on Twitter about Williams being driven away from Oklahoma and to USC because of OU fans. Williams' dad AND Williams himself never said this. Williams' dad, Carl, did mention that he himself was not thrilled with how Oklahoma fans reacted to his son entering the transfer portal, but it wasn't why he transferred at all. In fact, Caleb even addressed the fan reaction back when he made his decision to come to USC. Said Caleb: "They reacted kind of how I respected them to. I appreciate all the OU fans. I love all the OU fans. All the love and support they have given me throughout the season before I was playing, before I got there and while I was playing. They'll always be in my heart." How nice. Can't wait for football to start so there is something really happening. - ReignofTroy.com

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QB Caleb Williams, Southern California
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07/22/22 - *Jordan Addison, Jr/2023, Southern California + More +

2022 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: Jordan Addison, USC,...So we've heard a lot about this poster boy for NIL and transfers since he departed Pitt for USC. But a story in pittsburghnow.com only July 10 says: "Addison has reportedly been pissed in recent weeks because of unspecified broken promises not yet being followed through with, On3 national recruiting analyst Gerry Hamilton reported Friday on a Texas message board. The decision for Pitt's Biletnikoff Award-winner to transfer after two excellent seasons at Pitt was met with much discussion, especially since Addison was already being projected as a first round selection in the 2023 NFL Draft and had been building additional report with transfer quarterback Kedon Slovis over the winter, but the allure of NIL money in SoCal ultimately proved too much to pass up." Sour grapes? Who knows? That's why we have watch lists. So let's watch. - Pittsburghnow.com and online sources

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WR *Jordan Addison, Southern California
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07/21/22 - *Jordan Addison, Jr/2023, Southern California + More +

The Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc., the Florida-based creator and sponsor of the prestigious Biletnikoff Award, has released the 2022 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List. The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the college football season's outstanding FBS receiver. Any player, regardless of position (wide receiver, tight end, slot back, and running back) who catches a pass is eligible for the award. As such, the Biletnikoff Award recognizes college football's outstanding receiver, not merely college football's outstanding wide receiver. Receivers are frequently added to the watch list as their season performances dictate. Actual, not potential, performance is the basis for inclusion on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List. - Biletnikoff Award

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WR *Jordan Addison, Southern California
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07/20/22 - Caleb Williams, Jr/2024, Southern California + More +

2022 PRESEASON DAVEY O'BRIEN NATIONAL QUARTERBACK AWARD WATCH LIST: Caleb Williams, USC, So., 6-1, 215, Washington, D.C.,...Williams, who enrolled at Oklahoma in the spring of 2021 after graduating a semester early from high school, emerged as the Sooners' starting quarterback by mid-season and proved to be one of the nation's premier freshmen in 2021. Overall in 2021 while appearing in 11 games (all but West Virginia and Nebraska) and starting the last 7 contests (TCU, Kansas, Texas Tech, Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Oregon), he completed 136-of-211 passes (64.5%) for 1,912 yards and 21 TDs with 4 interceptions and he ran for 442 yards on 79 carries (5.6 avg) with 6 TDs. - USC Football

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QB Caleb Williams, Southern California
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07/19/22 - Caleb Williams, Jr/2024, Southern California + More +

2022 WALTER CAMP PRESEASON SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: QB Caleb Williams (USC),... Williams transferred to USC in the spring of 2022 from Oklahoma and will compete to be the starting quarterback at USC in 2022. Williams enrolled at Oklahoma in the spring of 2021 after graduating a semester early from high school and emerged as the Sooners' starting quarterback by mid-season and proved to be one of the nation's premier freshmen in 2021. Overall in 2021 while appearing in 11 games (all but West Virginia and Nebraska) and starting the last 7 contests (TCU, Kansas, Texas Tech, Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Oregon), he completed 136-of-211 passes (64.5%) for 1,912 yards and 21 TDs with 4 interceptions and he ran for 442 yards on 79 carries (5.6 avg) with 6 TDs.

His 1,670 passing yards and 18 passing touchdowns were the most ever by an OU true freshman. He had 200-plus passing yards 5 times, 3-plus passing TDs 4 times and 2-plus passing TDs 6 times. He was a 2021 True Freshman All-American by ESPN, 247Sports, On3 and Pro Football Focus. He also was a 2021 semifinalist for the Walter Camp Player of the Year, Davey O'Brien National Quarterback and FWAA's Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year awards. He made 2021 AP All-Big 12 second team and All-Big 12 honorable mention by the league's coaches - USC Football

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QB Caleb Williams, Southern California
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07/14/22 - *Jordan Addison, Jr/2023, Southern California + More +

2022 WALTER CAMP PRESEASON FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: WR Jordan Addison (USC),... Addison created a commotion when he transferred from Pittsburgh to join former Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley at USC. There were claims that USC abused the NIL opportunity to get Addison, but the player actually rejected a higher offer from Texas. In the last week a social media post ignited false rumors that Addison was unhappy at USC. He denies it. The former Pittsburgh star Addison is coming off a monster sophomore season that yielded him the Biletnikoff as the nation's top receiver with 100 receptions for 1,593 yards and 17 TDs. His receiving yardage and touchdown catches ranked second among Pitt season records, trailing only Larry Fitzgerald (1,672 yards and 22 TDs in 2003). Addison's touchdown catches led the nation (tied with Western Kentucky's Jerreth Sterns) and ranked fourth nationally in total receiving yards. He broke out as a true freshman with 60 receptions with 666 yards and four TDs in the shortened 2020 season; he earned several Freshman All-American honors. The Maryland native was a four-star prospect in the 2020 class, the No. 131 overall prospect and the No. 4 athlete. - USC Football

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WR *Jordan Addison, Southern California
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07/14/22 - Andrew Vorhees, rSr/2023, Southern California + More +

2022 WALTER CAMP PRESEASON FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: OL Andrew Vorhees (USC),... He has appeared in 44 games on the offensive line in his career, with 25 starts at right guard, 8 starts at left guard and 4 starts at left tackle. He has 2 career tackles. Vorhees goes into 2022 season as USC's most experienced offensive lineman, returns as a fifth-year starter on the Trojan offensive line as a redshirt senior in 2022. In 2021 Vorhees started for his fourth season as a redshirt senior in 2021. He started USC's first 8 games at left guard and the final 4 contests at left tackle. He was named 2021 AP All-American third team, All-Pac-12 honorable mention and he won USC's Offensive Lineman of the Year. - USC Football

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