The mythical establishment of Linebacker U often gets thrown around college football. Schools like Penn State and Miami have historically had valid claims to the throne, but why not USC?
The Trojans have fielded a host of decorated and heralded linebackers over the years, including 16 All-Americans.
Add in the pageantry of the Club 55 and the iconic No. 35 and 58, USC has a strong history that makes it nearly impossible to try and sort out who’s the best of the best.
First, let’s start with the players who were worthy of making the list, but lost out to there being simply too many legendary linebackers to choose from.