When Sam Huard committed to the Washington Huskies in November of 2018, the last thing any fan expected was for him to end up with the USC Trojans. Over six years later, the former five-star recruit announced his commitment to coach Lincoln Riley’s coaching staff.
Sam’s uncle, quarterbacks coach Luke Huard, most likely played a big factor in his recruitment, where he may have an opportunity to fight for the starting job with two years of eligibility remaining. He’ll have to beat out Jayden Maiava, who took over in November after Riley benched Miller Moss and incoming five-star freshman Husan Longstreet.
USC will be the fourth school for Huard, who spent two seasons at Washington and threw for 265 yards, a touchdown, and four interceptions during his time in purple and gold. From Seattle, Huard rejoined his high school coach Sheldon Cross at Cal Poly, where he threw for 2,205 yards, 18 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions.
Then he took his talents to Salt Lake City and spent the 2024 season under Kyle Whittingham, but never saw the field after suffering a season-ending wrist injury before entering the transfer portal once more and ending up in Los Angeles.