From what little I saw of Barkley last fall, he may not redshirt (probably the #2 guy), but he likely won't step in ahead of Corp. There's a good chance Barkley will get as much mop up duty as Cam Newton got at UF. Nevertheless, Jesse counting on Barkley leaving for the draft after his senior season seems to be a pipe dream. CPC threw a fit when Sanchez left early, even though he already graduated, I believe.
Is this correct then?
Assuming no injuries, here's the best case for Scroggins at USC:
USC depth chart
with Scroggins:
2009: Corp/Barkley/Mustain/Green
2010: Corp/Barkley/Scroggins
2011: Corp/Barkley/ Scroggins
2012: Barkley/Scroggins
2013: Scroggins (if Barkley doesn't redshirt this year)
2014: Scroggins (if he redshirts along the way)
This also assumes USC doesn't sign a QB who is better than Scroggins in their 2010, 2011, 2012, or 2013 recruiting classes. If they do, Scroggins never starts.
It also assumes Mustain leaves to D1aa after this season and that Barkley doesn't redshirt. If Barkley redshirts, then Scroggins may not start until the 2014 season (his 5th year at USC), meaning that he'd need to redshirt to be eligible.
Barkley could beat our Corp in the earlier years, but that's immaterial as most indicators, at this stage, are that both are better than Scroggins.
UT Depth Chart with Scroggins:
2009: whatever
2010: Scroggins/whoever
2011: Scroggins/whoever
2012: Scroggins/whoever
2013: Scroggins/whoever
Does anyone know if USC lets the 3rd string QB hold for PAT's?