That's the real kicker. If there's a five star QB next year from California, chances are high he goes to USC. What if there's a Barkley in next year's class? Jesse may never see the field. This will not happen at Tennessee. And Cassel is the exception not the rule. He was extremely lucky to end up in the situation he was in. And it was more so that Pats system (and talent) and McDaniels than it was what he learned at USC.Going to feel real bad for Jesse when/if he goes to USC and he never really starts. Just because he's going to redshirt and wait for Barkley to leave doesn't mean he's guaranteed the starting spot when he's gone. More than likely USC will have brought in a QB in the next couple of classes that is quite a bit better.
That's the real kicker. If there's a five star QB next year from California, chances are high he goes to USC. What if there's a Barkley in next year's class? Jesse may never see the field. This will not happen at Tennessee. And Cassel is the exception not the rule. He was extremely lucky to end up in the situation he was in. And it was more so that Pats system (and talent) and McDaniels than it was what he learned at USC.
Anyone know of a place that shows how many kids have transferred from USC? I would think it would be considerably higher than most schools due to the number of 4 and 5 *s they sign year in and year out.
I don't know why, but I actually think JS could still be headed to UT. Rettig didn't mention USC once in his interview and said that he was ready to pull the trigger on BC. The reason:
JS is headed to UT and Bray is going to get the USC offer.
2002 - no transfers
2003
Whitney Lewis 5 star WR trans to N Iowa (got in trouble)
Ryan Watson 3 star DT trans to S Mississippi
Eric Wright 5 star DB trans to UNLV (got in trouble also)
2004
Rocky Hinds 4 star QB trans to UNLV
Derrick Jones 4 star WR trans to Oregon
Jeff Schweiger 5 star WDE trans to San Jose St
2005 - none
2006
Walker Ashley 3 star DT trans to Minnesota
Vidal Hazleton 5 star WR trans to Cincinnati
Emmanuel Moody 4 star RB trans to Florida
Antwine Perez 4 star DB trans to Maryland
Josh Tatum 4 star ILB trans to Miami (left for Missouri)
2007
Broderick Green 4 star RB trans to Arkansas
that's it for now.
another note: following transferred to get closer to home:
Watson
Perez
Ashley
Green
Like I said, I don't frequent much but I keep up with recruiting enough to know QBs don't usually decommit from one place for another but just because he gives a "verbal" doesn't mean its set in stoneIt gained some steam today, particularly with FlaVol (or whatever his username is) at TOS saying he was heading to USC.
