Could BYU pick up any USC recruits?

ESPN reporting USC has a two year ban on post-season among scholarships losses etc...



could BYU pick up any refugees?



http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/ncf/news/story?id=5267933



you know, Kaveinga is thinking he's awfully smart right about now. Anyone else you think might follow in his footsteps? he might have just become an awesome recruiter for us.

There has been talk that USC juniors and seniors will be given a free trasfer anywhere they want. If that truly is the case, then I would hope that BYU calls up Havili and Tupou and convinces them they could be part of something special. Havili would finally get a shot to tote the rock in his last year and Tupou, who has to sit out anyway with a bum knee this year, could be part of a monster DL in 2011 (his senior year).

USC was given 4 years probation, a 2 year bowl ban starting in 2010, and the loss of 10 scholarships a year, starting in 2011 through 2013. USC was also told to close it;s practices, save for media or other school personnel, and that it could not allow LA celeb types on the sidelines of games or at practices during the probation. Basically, the Pete Carroll, loosey-goosey days of glitz glamour and ethical and moral ambiguity are over, and Lane Kiffin gets to pay the piper for it. That is some nice karma. Just wish the NCAA could have fined USC as well, and Pete Carroll and Tim Floyd, in particular. Or at least, put sanctions on them to not be able to coach in the NCAA for a few years.



I think this means players like Harvey Langi might be looking at BYU harder now. USC is probably out of hte picture, and I expect Lane Kiffin to avoid Utah during the scholarship sanction period and to focus in on his core in SoCal. That is good for us. I also think that UW benefits most from this in the PAC10. They are on the way back up, have a dynamic coach, great location, and Oregon is also imploding, so the Huskies can really get good fast now. I think they will be top 10 again by 2012.