2 pick in the 1957 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. His brother, Bob, played at USC in 1957-58.Īrnett was an All-American in 1955 and known to fans as “Jaguar” Jon Arnett. “In the Rose Bowl last year he averaged 12.5 yards per carry, completed 2 passes and punted for an amazing 61 yard average.”Īrnett is in the USC Hall of Fame, College Football Hall of Fame and was a five-time Pro Bowl pick. Of the opponents that select all-opponent teams, he made those of Cal, Notre Dame, Oregon, Texas and UCLA. “Jon was named to the All-PCC team since he led the conference in scoring, punt returns and kickoff returns. He led the team in scoring, rushing, total offense, punting average, punt returns, kickoff returns and he led the backs in defensive points. “This last year, as a junior, he scored 108 points and was second in the nation in this category. “As a sophomore, he led the team in scoring, rushing, pass completion percentage, punt returns, pass interceptions and had a 44.4 yard per punt average for the year. Some excerpts from the 1956 USC yearbook on Jon Arnett: Then he played with the Rams at the Coliseum. Slovis will be in the transfer portal very soon in my opinion.Today’s installment of Trojans who died in 2021 looks at Jon Arnett, one of the best tailbacks in USC history.Īrnett was a true South Los Angeles native: He went to 42nd Street Elementary School Audubon Middle School, Manual Arts High School and USC. There are some good players like Miller Moss that just are not a fit with what the team needs and would do much better elsewhere. This was an incredibly difficult task given his lack of control of either the offense or defense.įolt/Caruso should get no kudos for hiring Lincoln Riley, when they allowed the program to descend into such total decline. A few good players and a whole bunch of players that really need to be moved out of the program.Īre we able to kick players off the team if they have a scholarship? If they have bad attitudes and dont work hard, can we kick them off? We need to free up scholarships for players who want to play.ĭonte failed at his key goal of turning around the team culture. The roster is littered with players who have contributed zero to this team. When I look at the roster, it is evident why this team is so bad. I think that Bohn did Donte no favors by making him head coach, but not really giving him power to fire Orlando or Harrell. The deterioration of Donte’s cornerbacks this season was the most troubling. Not to say he would be kept, but he did a fine job within this culture. Keep in mind that the lack of any schematic diversity/leverage allowed defenses to key off on our QB and running attack. I actually think McGuire did an excellent job in just one year of creating a decent offensive line. Make sure to use him in a way that he doesnt take so much abuse to his body, but still has a stellar season and then get him to be a top 5 draft pick. The one big thing we need is to bring Drake London back for another year. Keeping Clay Helton this long decimated the roster. So many players that are just not contributing anything. When you look at the current roster, it is easy to see why we have failed. We have some receivers/TE that can succeed – MJ3, Lake McCree, Trigg, Epps, maybe Joseph Manjack, Bru McCoy. Need all new running backs since Ingram is leaving. Maybe one or two of the current o-line will actually play or start in the future. We need 7 great new linemen on this roster – 3 or 4 high school freshmen and 3-4 transfers. All Forums USC News From On3 National Trojans sports On3 NIL USCs Boogie Ellis. We really need to steal Kingsley from BYU. Let’s start by landing Eli Riks, the cornerback from LSU, unless he decides to stay for Brian Kelley. I say that 60% of the playing time goes to players who were not on the roster this season. We have a smattering of really great players, some players that can be coached up to be great players and then a bunch of guys that need to be shed from the team. Basically, we want to shove the under-performing players off the team and replace about 40 players on the team with top high school recruits and transfers. There will be a bunch of top talent there for the taking. The really big key is going to be the transfer portal.
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