On Tuesday, USC football announced that sophomore linebacker Levi Jones had been removed from the roster after a violation of team rules.
Jones became the 12th scholarship player to depart the program this calendar year, joining recent losses like Ykili Ross, Bubba Bolden, Je’Quari Godfrey and Jack Jones, among others.
This recent exodus is nothing particularly new either. The Trojans have seen what feels like an inordinate number of players depart in recent years.
The best way to put USC’s roster attrition into perspective is to consider this: The players who have left the Trojans in the Clay Helton era could just about fill a starting lineup on both sides of the ball.