Last week, USC had two strong safeties competing for a starting position in Bubba Bolden and Ykili Ross. At minimum, the Trojans were going to emerge from camp with depth at the position and could figure out the starter as the season wore on.
At practice on Aug. 22, Ross lost his cool, throwing a tantrum and sitting out the rest of practice. USC coach Clay Helton said he would have a talk with him. When USC released its depth chart for Nevada Las Vegas on Sunday, Ross was not included because he had decided to focus on his upcoming graduation so that he could become a graduate transfer.