Add defensive back Byron Moore to the growing number of players that have decided that the two-year bowl ban is enough for them to bolt USC for the chance to play elsewhere.
From the Los Angeles Times:
“He wants a fresh start,” Byron Moore Sr. said in a text message. “USC coaches and staff were great.”
Moore is the third player to leave USC since the NCAA announced major sanctions against the athletic program in June. The penalties include four years’ probation, a two-year bowl ban and the loss of 30 scholarships over three years. USC is appealing some of the sanctions.
Junior defensive end Malik Jackson said Monday he would transfer to Tennessee. Junior linebacker Jordan Campbell is transferring to Louisville.
The Trojans lost their entire 2009 secondary to the NFL this past April and now the position looks incredibly thin with the departure of Moore. They’re going to be hurting for depth once the season gets rolling (especially when injuries, which are always inevitable, start to stack up).
Unfortunately for USC, Moore probably won’t be the last player to transfer this offseason. For current Trojans, having the opportunity to play in a bowl game is outweighing staying with Lane Kiffin and riding things out in Southern Cal right now.
