None may have had more pride than Trojans wide receiver John Johnson, though.
“It’s amazing. It’s been a long time coming,” said Johnson, who played for nearby Charles Henderson High . “It’s great to be able to bring that back to my community, a community that I grew up in. It’s amazing to be honest.”
Reactions varied between players and coaches in regards to the news. While most players were expectedly ecstatic, Johnson momentarily carried a little more trepidation. “I had to go check for myself. When stuff like that happens people are joking,” he said. “When I went to ESPN and went to the source, I saw it.