Post by CrimsonPhantom on Aug 1, 2012 15:47:59 GMT -7
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State's loss could turn into a big gain for Southern California.
Star tailback Silas Redd bolted Happy Valley for Los Angeles in a season of great expectations for the Trojans. A 1,200-yard rusher, Redd will join heralded quarterback Matt Barkley on a team already favored to win the Pac-12 and return to the Rose Bowl.
It's a perk that Redd wouldn't have enjoyed at Penn State with the program burdened by harsh NCAA sanctions because of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Among the penalties was a four-year postseason ban, as well as a scholarship reduction.
Another Pac-12 school also took in a Nittany Lion on Wednesday as top reserve linebacker Khairi Fortt said he was transferring to California. Fortt, like Redd, is from Connecticut, and both players will have two years of eligibility left.
Read full article here- sports.yahoo.com/news/usc-picks-penn-state-rb-072329763--ncaaf.html
Star tailback Silas Redd bolted Happy Valley for Los Angeles in a season of great expectations for the Trojans. A 1,200-yard rusher, Redd will join heralded quarterback Matt Barkley on a team already favored to win the Pac-12 and return to the Rose Bowl.
It's a perk that Redd wouldn't have enjoyed at Penn State with the program burdened by harsh NCAA sanctions because of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Among the penalties was a four-year postseason ban, as well as a scholarship reduction.
Another Pac-12 school also took in a Nittany Lion on Wednesday as top reserve linebacker Khairi Fortt said he was transferring to California. Fortt, like Redd, is from Connecticut, and both players will have two years of eligibility left.
Read full article here- sports.yahoo.com/news/usc-picks-penn-state-rb-072329763--ncaaf.html
