LA Times · Feb 6
Super Bowl history: Sam Darnold is USC’s first starting QB in game
Quarterback Sam Darnold led the Seahawks to a 14-3 record this season and will become the first former USC quarterback to start in the Super Bowl.Going into this year, according to the school, 120 former Trojans were on Super Bowl rosters, with 48 winning one or more titles.
Receiver Lynn Swann, running back Marcus Allen and linebacker Malcolm Smith were Super Bowl most valuable players.
“We’ve got our fingerprints all over that game,” Allen said of USC players.
Heisman Trophy winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart are among Trojans quarterbacks who played in the NFL. But USC never produced a starting quarterback in the Super Bowl.
Until now.