Despite speculation and media reports that there might be a willingness on the part of the NCAA to listen favorably to a USC appeal that had asked that the 30 scholarships lost over three years with a maximum of 75 allowed and a two-year postseason bowl ban be cut in half, USCFootball.com's sources indicate that USC's appeal has been denied completely.
The Trojans football team will be allowed to sign no more than 15 players to scholarships for the next three seasons (against a top limit of 25 for schools not under sanction).
And of even more immediate impact, USC would not be able to compete for the first-ever Pac-12 championship or appear in the first-ever postseason championship game in 2011 as well.
Of further concern, the NCAA's unprecedented additional sanction allowing players affected by the postseason ban this year to immediately transfer to another institution without sitting out a season would still be in play for this year's seniors.
http://usc.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1225393
There's more to the article, but that's the meat of it.
8 commits already this year. Only room for 7 more guys.
Plus, their seniors can leave. They have a bunch of senior CBs, fwiw. hmmm.
http://usc.rivals.com/croster.asp?Team=USC&Sort=3
The Trojans football team will be allowed to sign no more than 15 players to scholarships for the next three seasons (against a top limit of 25 for schools not under sanction).
And of even more immediate impact, USC would not be able to compete for the first-ever Pac-12 championship or appear in the first-ever postseason championship game in 2011 as well.
Of further concern, the NCAA's unprecedented additional sanction allowing players affected by the postseason ban this year to immediately transfer to another institution without sitting out a season would still be in play for this year's seniors.
http://usc.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1225393
There's more to the article, but that's the meat of it.
8 commits already this year. Only room for 7 more guys.
Plus, their seniors can leave. They have a bunch of senior CBs, fwiw. hmmm.
http://usc.rivals.com/croster.asp?Team=USC&Sort=3