JuJu Smith-Schuster was on his way to playing football for Oregon.
He told his parents as much a few days before national signing day in 2014. And then, to the great relief of his mother, Smith-Schuster reversed field and announced he would stay closer to home and attend USC.
On Saturday, Smith-Schuster will face the Ducks when the Trojans travel to Autzen Stadium for a key Pac-12 Conference game. USC needs to defeat Oregon and UCLA the next two weeks to win the Pac-12 South Division and advance to the conference championship game for the first time.