Fun fact

September 01, 2009 | USC Ripsit Blog

Fun fact

By Jordan Moore on September 4, 2009 1:41 PM | No Comments

USC's Matt Barkley will become the first true freshman quarterback to start the opener for a preseason top-5 team since Rick Leach did it for No. 3 Michigan in 1975, according to ESPN Research.

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