LOS ANGELES -- After the 2014 season, USC quarterback Cody Kessler texted then-coach Steve Sarkisian to let him know he was returning for his fifth season. He told Sarkisian he wanted to come back and win a national title together.
That, Kessler thought, could be his legacy.
And now?
“I really don’t know what mine will be, but hopefully people will look back and just realize the stuff we went through and that I stayed consistent and really stayed positive and tried to keep this team together over the years,” Kessler said. “I always seem to be so positive, but it was tough at times.