USC football will be without third-team All-American cornerback Jack Jones in 2018, according to reports, but the academic ineligibility of the junior doesn’t have to be a major blow for the Trojans.
It may even be a case of addition by subtraction.
That’s not meant to be harsh on Jones, who was a five-star talent and showed it at times in 2017. He led USC with four interceptions on the year and had memorable performances against Cal and Utah.
But Jones was also a liability at times for USC. He was prone to matching each exceptional play with a head-scratching one.