Kevin Gemmell (USC): How difficult is it trying to build an all-time USC team? You’re drawing from a pool of 53 consensus All-Americans, 27 unanimous, seven Heisman Trophy winners (including Reggie Bush's vacated Heisman) and multiple Hall of Fame inductees. It’s a veritable who's who of college football royalty.
Dozens of All-Americans didn’t make the cut. Three Heisman Trophy running backs (Mike Garrett, O.J. Simpson and Charles White) were passed up for two other Heisman Trophy-winning backs. This list has NFL Hall of Famers as well as college football game-changers. There are probably only a couple other programs nationally that could compete with this group top to bottom.