Recruiting geeks will remember Sam Huard as one of the 5-star quarterbacks that had the unfortunate luck of going through their senior year during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now he's a third-string quarterback at USC and on Friday, he created special teams magic for the Trojans with a fake punt that caught everyone by surprise and led to the Trojans' second touchdown against Northwestern.
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Punter Sam Johnson throws it for a @uscfb first down! pic.twitter.com/eRMSo0gQ2m— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 8, 2025The Sam Huard files
Huard committed to Washington out of high school and was going to be the next great Huard to star at quarterback for the Huskies, like his father Damon Huard and uncle Brock Huard.