USC Boat Sinks Further, Transfers Continue

I’ve nearly exhausted everyone of my USC analogies, so I suppose a picture of the Titanic does the job.

Junior fullback D.J. Shoemate has jumped on the I’m-getting-the-^%$&-outta-here train (or boat if you want to keep up with the photo) and has decided to transfer to UCONN.

Shoemate, like those before him, attributed this move to something other than USC getting porked by the NCAA, saying he’d like to play running back vs fullback and that the position was simply too crowded.  This kid is a fantastic all-around player, and he was expected to compete for the starting job and get a good chunk of carries this year.

In actuality, the NCAA rulings that juniors an seniors could transfer without having to sit out a season was a blessing for a guy in Shoemate’s position. I’m sure Lane Kiffin would just love hearing that.

Shoemate is the 3rd USC player to transfer this week, following in the footsteps of defensive end Malik Jackson who took off to Tennessee and Byron Moore who transferred to a junior college, and the fourth player overall.

With camps set to get going in a couple of weeks, it’ll be interesting to see if anyone else decides to make the jump.

My bet is yes.