The college football season is over and the transfer portal is heating up.
However, the NFL playoffs are here, and there are a couple of former USC Trojans playing.
The San Francisco 49ers have a pair of former Trojans, Talanoa Hufanga and Drake Jackson.
The 49ers defeated the Seattle Seahawks once again this season — this time in the wild card round — and waited to see their opponent.
On Monday night, the Dallas Cowboys defeated Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Florida, and now the 49ers will host the Cowboys on Sunday for a trip to the NFC title game.
Speaking of Hufanga, he was named a first-team All-Pro safety after a stellar year with San Francisco.
Jackson, who was selected in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft, appeared in 15 regular season games as a rookie and finished with 14 total tackles, three sacks, and an interception.
Jackson was a healthy scratch for Saturday’s game against Seattle, and it will be worth monitoring his status to see if he is active for the Cowboy game.
On Sunday afternoon, Dak Prescott and the Cowboys will face the 49ers in the Bay Area, and the former Trojans will try to clinch a trip to the NFC title game and get that much closer to a Super Bowl appearance.
Talanoa Hufanga is a first-team All-Pro. There are only two safeties who received that honor in the NFL: Hufanga and Minkah Fitzpatrick
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) January 13, 2023
🚨 INTERCEPTION 🚨
Drake Jackson picks the pass for the 49ers in the 2nd play of Q4 😤pic.twitter.com/S07sFriwOd
— NinersNationCP (@CpNiners) January 1, 2023
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