The addition of 19 new freshmen filled up USC Football’s 2017 roster this week, including a number of new faces occupying iconic numbers.
And at least one veteran Trojan took notice.
“It’s interesting, a lot of these younger kids are getting the single digit numbers but that’s how it is. That’s how recruiting is nowadays,” said quarterback Sam Darnold at Pac-12 Media Days.
A total of six true freshmen were allowed to nab single digit numbers in 2017 — receiver Joseph Lewis in No. 1, safety Bubba Bolden in No. 2, safety Isaiah Pola-Mao in No.