USC missed on several key quarterback targets before snagging Jack Sears, arguably the highest-rise of any West Coast quarterback over the past 6-8 months.
Sears picked USC over Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Colorado, Florida State, Kansas State, Oregon State, Tennessee, Texas A&M, UCLA, Utah, Washington and many others.
January 1 marks a new year and the one-month mark until college football's Signing Day.
Some Pac-12 Conference programs, such as Arizona and Colorado, are nearing the scholarship limit, while others, like Oregon, Utah and UCLA, still have a lot of work to do.