After finishing USC's quarterback competition No. 4 on the depth chart, redshirt sophomore Jack Sears has entered the transfer portal.
Sears had announced his decision earlier Tuesday via Twitter.
"The past week has been a difficult time, a bump in the road, and it makes me realize that life is not linear," he wrote. "I love my teammates, football, USC, and the USC degree. Nobody can ever take that degree away from me."
USC coach Clay Helton announced last week that sophomore JT Daniels had retained the starting QB job and true freshman Kedon Slovis would serve as his primary backup, leading to the expectation that Sears would seek out other options.