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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: USC
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  05/11/22 - Solomon Byrd, rSr/2024, USC, 6-3, 255 (DS#30 DE) + More +

  USC continues its attempt to transform its defensive front under new head coach Lincoln Riley and defensive coordinator Alex Grinch. The Trojans added more defensive line help with a commitment from Wyoming defensive line transfer and one-time Georgia Tech commit Solomon Byrd. "So, I think after meeting with (defensive line) Coach (Shaun) Nua, football-wise it makes sense, off the field it makes sense," Byrd told USCFootball.com of his commitment. "And I'm from Southern California as well, so it's just like full circle."

Byrd is the first portal commitment flip for Riley as Byrd had committed to Georgia Tech less than two weeks ago in late April. Byrd took an official visit to USC this past weekend. The 6-foot-4 defensive end, who will be a fifth-year junior with two years of eligibility in the fall, had 10 career sacks at Wyoming, much welcomed in a USC defense that is not returning much sack production from 2021. Byrd earned FWAA Freshman All-American honors in 2019 after he led the defense with 6.5 sacks, 9.5 tackles for a loss and 45 total tackles. He did not play in 2020 COVID-19 season and only saw action in eight games in 2021 before a shoulder injury ended his season. He finished with 37 tackles and 3.5 sacks. - USCFootball.com

(DS#30 DE) rSr/2024 DE Solomon Byrd, USC
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  05/11/22 - *Jordan Addison, Jr/2023, USC, 5-11, 173 (DS#2 WR) + More +

  Although rumors are rampant that WR Jordan Addison is headed to USC via the transfer portal, technically he could stay at Pitt. ESPN reported it's a "viable option," while some teammates have taken to Twitter to express their willingness to welcome him back. But it's extremely rare for players to enter the portal and not leave. It's also rare for a player of Addison's pedigree to emerge. A former three-star prospect who was recruited by Notre Dame as a defensive back, Addison broke through in 2020 then took over as a sophomore last season. He set a single-season Pitt record with 100 catches while hauling in 1,593 yards and 17 touchdowns. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

(DS#2 WR) Jr/2023 WR *Jordan Addison, USC
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  05/11/22 - Solomon Byrd, rSr/2024, USC, 6-3, 255 (DS#30 DE) + More +

  Georgia Tech lost the commitment of former Wyoming defensive end Solomon Byrd, who previously committed to Tech out of the transfer portal but announced Tuesday that he instead is transferring to USC. Byrd, a freshman All-American in 2019, announced his commitment to Tech on April 29. Byrd chose the Yellow Jackets over USC, Duke and Colorado State, among others. He looked to be a needed addition to a defensive end group that lost starters Jordan Domineck and Jared Ivey to the transfer portal (Arkansas and Mississippi, respectively). In an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution following his commitment, he called Tech "the best situation" for him despite being from Southern California and the Trojans' status as a marquee brand in college football. Byrd evidently had a change of heart in subsequent days. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

(DS#30 DE) rSr/2024 DE Solomon Byrd, USC
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  05/05/22 - *Jordan Addison, Jr/2023, USC, 5-11, 173 (DS#2 WR) + More +

  The commissioners of the Southeastern Conference and Pac-12 are scheduled to meet with lawmakers in Washington on Thursday to lobby for federal legislation to regulate name, image and likeness compensation to athletes. Greg Sankey of the SEC and George Kliavkoff of the Pac-12 plan to meet with Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and other lawmakers, a person who has been briefed on the commissioners' trip to Capitol Hill told The Associated Press on Wednesday night.

The person spoke to AP on condition of anonymity because neither conference was making the lobbying efforts public. Sports Illustrated first reported the planned visit. The commissioners of two of the five wealthiest conferences want to lay out the negative ramifications on college sports and athletes if the status quo remains unchanged when it comes to NIL compensation. They also plan to present a framework for a possible solution. - AP College Football

(DS#2 WR) Jr/2023 WR *Jordan Addison, USC
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  05/05/22 - Solomon Byrd, rSr/2024, USC, 6-3, 255 (DS#30 DE) + More +

  Solomon Byrd will arrive in Atlanta in the next few weeks with wife, Taysia, and toddler son, Messiah, accompanying him. It's because he has a family that Byrd was willing to transfer to a school across the country to play college football. That perspective proved beneficial for Georgia Tech, which received the commitment from the former Wyoming defensive end (who is from Palmdale, Calif., in Southern California) that he announced Friday. Among the schools that Byrd said he chose Tech over was a school far closer, not to mention more competitive - USC. Proximity to home did not factor into what was ideal for him. "I didn't want that to weigh in because I could be close to home but still not be in the best situation," Byrd said in an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I'd rather be in the best situation. I'm an older dude, as well. I have a family, so it's not like I need to be around parents and friends and family and all of that." A relative unknown - albeit known enough to attract the attention of USC - seeks to make an impact with the Jackets. "I'm not super popular, but I can play football," Byrd said. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

(DS#30 DE) rSr/2024 DE Solomon Byrd, USC
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  05/05/22 - Caleb Williams, Jr/2024, USC, 6-1, 214 (DS#1 QB) + More +

  After walking off a stage at the Galen Center, after talking to kids from Audubon Middle School, Caleb Williams took a look around the hall. The USC quarterback took in the scene for a moment as kids opened up their provided lunches. "I never thought at 20 I'd have a foundation, I never thought at 20 I'd be here in L.A.," Williams said. Friday was the first official event for Caleb Cares, Williams' new foundation committed to an anti-bullying cause. The middle schoolers were given a tour of USC's athletics buildings by the department's director of community outreach, McCall Hall, who emphasized how much work was required to become a collegiate student-athlete. The tour started in Heritage Hall before entering the John McKay Center and ending at Galen Center, where Williams met with the group. After introducing himself with information like his hometown - Washington, D.C. - and nickname - Superman - he got into his message.

Williams opened up about things people had teased or been critical of him for in the past, from painting his fingernails as a form of expression to his January decision to transfer from Oklahoma, a move he told the kids he still receives vitriolic tweets and hate mail about. He told them that the key to overcoming any type of bullying is to have a strong support system, as his parents beamed proudly in the back of the room. "This is huge because as a kid, you get bullied and that can change your life if you don't have people around you that can help move along or make sure your mental is straight, that can affect you very deeply in the future," Williams told reporters. "I paint my nails as a male. I left Oklahoma; as we know, they have a really good support system when you're there, when you leave, they're a little bit different. So having that (support system), it was huge." - Orange County Register

(DS#1 QB) Jr/2024 QB Caleb Williams, USC
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  05/04/22 - Sam Huard, rSr/2027, USC, 6-1, 210 (DS#999 QB) + More +

  In perhaps his most impressive display since arriving at UW last spring, Sam Huard completed 12 of 19 passes and threw for 167 yards and a touchdown Saturday (April 29), in a spring scrimmage. WR Lonyatta Alexander Jr. - his high school teammate at Kennedy Catholic - was his most productive target. Near the end of the scrimmage, Huard took a snap, looked left and unfurled a floating deep ball that Alexander pulled in with his left hand along the sideline for a 37-yard gain "It was kind of a little overthrown, so I knew if I put my hand out to go catch it I was going to catch it," Alexander said. "I felt the confidence. I felt the game slowing down as the ball was in the air. As soon as I felt the ball touch my hand I squeezed just a little bit, just to hold on to it and come down with it." It was a return home for Alexander, who transferred back from Arizona State. "Being able to come back home and feel love still from Husky fans, from my family, from Sam and his family, my teammates and everything, it felt amazing" - Seattle Times

(DS#999 QB) rSr/2027 QB Sam Huard, USC
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  05/04/22 - Keaontay Ingram, Sr/2022, USC, 6-0, 220 (DS#31 RB) + More +

  Running back Keaontay Ingram was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round Saturday, going 201st overall. Ingram, a Texas transfer who came to USC prior to the 2021 season, led the Trojans in rushing in his one season in Los Angeles. He had 156 carries for 911 yards and five touchdowns, just missing out on the opportunity for a 1,000-yard season by virtue of missing the last two games of the year with an injury. Despite his short tenure at USC, Ingram established himself as a vocal leader in the locker room. He was given the opportunity by Lincoln Riley to return for the 2022 season, but elected to turn pro to optimize his earning window as a running back. - Orange County Register

(DS#31 RB) Sr/2022 RB Keaontay Ingram, USC
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  05/04/22 - Jacobe Covington, rSr/2025, USC, 6-2, 207 (DS#62 CB) + More +

  UW sophomore cornerback Jacobe Covington has entered the transfer portal, a source confirmed to The Times Monday. The news dropped 12 days after he told local media: "I love it up here. It's home. It's home. I wasn't going nowhere (this offseason). I love the fans and I love the city. Anywhere you go, you have to play football. You just have to play. So I just decided to stay here, stay loyal to the fans." The 6-foot-1, 198-pound corner from Chandler, Ariz., did not attend both Saturday's "Spring Preview" and Thursday's walk-through. He produced five tackles and a sack in two seasons and 13 career games - stashed behind stalwarts like Elijah Molden, Keith Taylor, Trent McDuffie and Kyler Gordon. Covington contributed sparingly to a UW secondary that ranked first nationally in both passing defense (142.9 yards allowed per game) and opponent yards per pass attempt (5.4) in 2021.

As a four-star recruit out of Saguaro High School, Covington initially committed to UW on Aug. 17, 2019, then rescinded that commitment on Oct. 15, before re-committing on Dec. 14 and signing with Washington days later. The versatile cornerback has witnessed the resignation of Chris Petersen, hiring and firing of Jimmy Lake and hire of new UW head coach Kalen DeBoer since making that initial commitment. - Seattle Times

(DS#62 CB) rSr/2025 CB Jacobe Covington, USC
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  05/03/22 - *Jordan Addison, Jr/2023, USC, 5-11, 173 (DS#2 WR) + More +

  Waiting for the other shoe to drop: Tuesday, the most riveting drama of college football's offseason took another twist when Pittsburgh star wide receiver Jordan Addison officially appeared in the NCAA transfer portal, according to ESPN. Now most people are waiting for Addison to announce he is transferring to USC. He reportedly was in California the last couple of days. He had filed his paperwork to Pittsburgh saying that he intends to explore a transfer, which happened before the May 1 deadline and resulted in him appearing in the portal just after 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday. The deadline to enter the NCAA transfer portal without requiring a waiver to play in 2022 was Sunday. Pitt compliance officials had two business days to put Addison's name in the portal, with Tuesday the last day it could have appeared. Addison's potential transfer has emerged as a divisive and important issue looming over college football.

It's a fascinating scenario in theory - one of the most established players in the country could test his value on the open market. Addison caught 100 passes for 1,593 yards last season and had 17 touchdown grabs. He finished No. 5 in the FBS with 143 targets. It's unknown whether there has been any tampering by USC or other schools, but the specter of it, and the animosity from Pitt, has turned Addison's situation into a national talking point on how the rules should be structured in the new era. USC's new head coach, Lincoln Riley, has been a magnet for transfers, including quarterback Caleb Williams who played for Riley at Oklahoma last year. - ESPN and other sources

(DS#2 WR) Jr/2023 WR *Jordan Addison, USC
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  05/01/22 - *Jordan Addison, Jr/2023, USC, 5-11, 173 (DS#2 WR) + More +

  Pittsburgh wide receiver Jordan Addison's reported plan to transfer from Pitt to Southern California has roiled college football fans far beyond the confines of Western Pennsylvania. Social media was awash in with concern late Friday into Saturday that a name, image and likeness deal - reportedly worth millions - has attracted the Frederick, Md., native away from the school where he won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver and helped lead his team to an ACC championship just five short months ago. Experts and fans alike fear the move signals a paradigm shift that will allow the sport's richest programs to simply buy the best players from their opponents by ponying up the necessary cash in NIL deals. That would be a massive shift from the way the sport has done business for more than a century. And even advocates for new NIL laws that allow players to profit from their public profile have concerns about the way current rules can impact competitive balance.

SiriusXM and CBS personalist Danny Kanell was chief among them. Losing Addison would be an obvious and crippling loss to Pitt's 2022 prospects. Others speculate that the deal could not have been completed without some level of tampering. Under current NCAA transfer rules, programs are not supposed to be able to contact players under scholarship from other programs unless and until they formally enter the transfer portal. As of Saturday morning, Addison had not taken that step, leading many to question how he could have lined up such a deal to head to Los Angeles legitimately. To reiterate, nothing is official at the time of this writing. Addison could still back out of the deal and remain at Pitt, where he caught 100 passes for 1,593 yards and 17 touchdowns in 2021. But many seem to feel the conclusion is obvious: Pat Narduzzi's team will lose its best player for cold, hard cash. And there's little anyone can do to stop it. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

(DS#2 WR) Jr/2023 WR *Jordan Addison, USC
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  05/01/22 - Eric Gentry, rSr/2026, USC, 6-7, 228 (DS#16 OLB) + More +

  Arizona State linebacker transfer Eric Gentry has signed with USC, the program announced on Twitter on Friday (April 29). He arrives at USC with three seasons of eligibility remaining. The 6-foot-6, 205-pound Gentry was a freshman All-American last season at Arizona State. He made 45 tackles with one sack and two passes defended in 10 games. Gentry, who visited USC for last week's spring game, is the second player the Trojans have added at linebacker through the transfer portal since head coach Lincoln Riley arrived, joining former Alabama linebacker Shane Lee. USC has now signed two transfers since the spring game, including Ohio State safety Bryson Shaw. - Orange County Register

(DS#16 OLB) rSr/2026 OLB Eric Gentry, USC
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  04/29/22 - *Jordan Addison, Jr/2023, USC, 5-11, 173 (DS#2 WR) + More +

  Jordan Addison, the 2021 Biletnikoff Award winner as college football's top wide receiver and one of Pitt's top players, is expected to exit the program and accept a massive NIL deal at USC, according to Pittsburgh Sports Now. The story doesn't end there as the Pitt football program believes that the USC coaches illegally tampered with Addison, while he has not yet in the transfer portal. PSN has been told to expect Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi to make a public statement that will target USC's alleged tampering with his best player. Sources also tell Pittsburgh Sports Now that new USC head coach Lincoln Riley is believed to have used the same questionable tactics to lure Oklahoma freshman quarterback Caleb Williams from Oklahoma to USC.

While this isn't official, the word is that USC is offering Addison a NIL deal north of $2 million to head to Southern California. PSN is also told that this isn't the first time a program has offered Addison a large sum of money. Following the season, it's believed that Kentucky offered him $800,000 to go to Lexington and he turned them down. After two seasons at Pitt, Addison has 160 catches for 2,259 yards and 21 touchdowns in just 24 games. Addison had 1,593 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns on a school-record 100 receptions last season. Addison will need to decide quickly. When the NCAA instituted its one-time transfer exemption rule allowing a player to transfer once in their career with immediate eligibility, it was with the stipulation that they must provide their school with a written request to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal by May 1. - Pittsburgh Sports Now

(DS#2 WR) Jr/2023 WR *Jordan Addison, USC
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  04/29/22 - Bryson Shaw, rSr/2025, USC, 6-0, 190 (DS#51 FS) + More +

  Former Ohio State safety Bryson Shaw is heading to USC. His father, Bryn Shaw, announced on Sunday that Shaw had committed to the Trojans, reuniting with defensive coordinator Alex Grinch. As an assistant coach for the Buckeyes in 2018, Grinch recruited Shaw out of Potomac, Maryland. "All the best to our extended family at OSU," Bryn added in his tweet announcing his son's transfer destination. Shaw spent three seasons at Ohio State and stepped in as the starting free safety last fall when Josh Proctor suffered a season-ending leg fracture in Week 2 before he put his name in the transfer portal.

His entry into the transfer portal came earlier this month during the second-to-last week of spring practice. Shaw's 59 tackles were the third-most on the team in 2021, but the Buckeyes brought back a lot of depth in their secondary and added Oklahoma State transfer Tanner McCalister, adding a layer of difficulty for Shaw to regain a starting role. - Columbus Dispatch

(DS#51 FS) rSr/2025 FS Bryson Shaw, USC
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  04/27/22 - Caleb Williams, Jr/2024, USC, 6-1, 214 (DS#1 QB) + More +

  A sophomore transfer who followed coach Lincoln Riley from Oklahoma, Williams is the player who most symbolizes this new era of USC football. Which, by extension, could make him Los Angeles' next superstar athlete. USC coach Lincoln Riley was encouraged by the energy during the Trojans' spring game, which featured big plays from Caleb Williams and some surprises. The glorified scrimmage on Saturday amounted to a public unveiling, but Williams treated it like, well, a glorified scrimmage. "I don't really get nervous," he said with a nonchalant delivery that emphasized his point. USC claimed the announced crowd of 33,427 was the largest to watch a spring game since attendance records were first kept in the late 1990s, but Williams was unfazed. He completed his first nine passes. He finished his first two drives with touchdown passes to Mario Williams, another sophomore transfer from Oklahoma.

Alternating drives with backup quarterback Miller Moss over two 15-minute halves, Williams was 10 for 12 passing for 98 yards. "He's getting more comfortable," Riley said. "He's becoming a more seasoned, experienced quarterback." He's already electric. Williams can run, as he showed on the first play of his second drive when he pump-faked and bolted down the right sideline for an eight-yard gain. He can throw, as he demonstrated on the next play when he lofted a perfectly weighted pass that traveled nearly 30 yards in the air as defensive lineman Tyrone Taleni was closing in on him. Receiver Terrell Bynum was on the other end of the 29-yard completion. "The quarterback position, to win championships, you need that position to play well," Riley said. - Los Angeles Times

(DS#1 QB) Jr/2024 QB Caleb Williams, USC
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