USC wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster finally gets to play at Oregon on Saturday after nearly signing with the Ducks two years ago.
“It was very close,” Smith-Schuster said Tuesday about how he almost became a Duck. “It was like till the end. (But) I came here and was happy with the situation.”
That makes USC’s visit to Autzen Stadium even more special for Smith-Schuster.
“I’ve been wanting to play in this stadium for awhile as a Trojan,” he said. “I took a visit there and I went as a defensive back because I was playing safety (at Long Beach Poly).