USC thoroughly deserves the moniker of “Tailback U” but there is no shortage of passing talent to recognize as well.
The pantheon of USC quarterbacks includes All-Americans and national championship winners like “Dynamite” Don Williamd, Orv Mohler, Gus Shaver and Irvin “Cotton” Warburton from the dawn of Trojan domination of the college football landscape.
That success continued into the 1960s, with Pete Beathard earning two all-conference nods.
In the late 1980s, Todd Marinovich rose up the chart of all-time USC passing leaders, currently ranking ninth all-time. In the 1990s, Brad Otton led the Trojans to a Rose Bowl victory.