... that since the NCAA hammered USC for violations committed related to Reggie Bush, the Trojans appeared to have shifted gears as far as their recruiting strategy goes.

To support this argument, I offered objective evidence which showed that prior to the sanctions, the Trojans had been offering prep football players scholarships at the rate of about four to eight a week.

At the time I wrote the piece, the Trojans had offered exactly one athlete a scholarship, while at least 10 players they had previously made offers to had decided to verbally commit elsewhere.

For me, this reflected a concerted effort by Lane Kiffin and company to scrutinize the offers extended and apply a different set of standards to those they considered v...

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