The Trojans’ recruitment of quarterbacks over the last few years has been bizarre, if nothing else. They once led for Shea Patterson, Tate Martell and Tua Tagovailoa, only to see them sign with Ole Miss, Ohio State and Alabama.
Ricky Town didn’t make it through his first fall camp in 2015, they were late to the party for Stanford’s K.J. Costello and wisely never got too close to Florida State flameout Malik Henry.
Luckily, Sam Darnold makes up for a lot of that. Steve Sarkisian prioritized him despite a commitment from Town, and two years later he led the Trojans to a miraculous Rose Bowl win and is expected to be the No.