USC is known as “Tailback U” for good reason. The sheer number of top-level USC running backs produced by the Trojans going back a century is tough to match.
With five Heisman trophy-winning running backs and almost an equal number more who fell just short of securing that award, the Top 10 features only the best of the best.
Who didn’t make the cut?
Mort Kaer, USC’s first consensus All-American Mort Kaer, Erny Pinckert, a two-time All-American and model for the Tommy Trojan statue, and Frank Gifford, a College Football Hall of Famer, are among those whose era works against them with so many “modern” running backs on the board.