His name will forever remain atop some of the greats, from UCLA’s Freeman McNeil and Gaston Green to USC’s O.J. Simpson and Reggie Bush.
The tailback whose 289 rushing yards in the rivalry game surpassed his legendary counterparts was answering a question about the craziness of it all Monday morning when a voice interrupted.
“Yeah, Josh!” one of Joshua Kelley’s admirers yelled as he walked past a group of reporters encircling the player outside the Bruins’ practice facility.
Bruins coach Chip Kelly talked about the congratulatory calls he had received over the weekend, including one from Hall of Famer Troy Aikman, while linebacker Krys Barnes said he was ready to talk trash if an old high school friend who’s now a USC walk-on mentioned the rivalry.