Silas Redd Leaves Penn State for USC

Of the outcomes from the scandal at Penn State came the opportunity for the players there to transfer without penalty to another school if they wanted to. The overall theme from the players, however, was not to abandon ship but to tough it out and remain together. However, not all stayed on this message and jumped ship anyway. On the edge of the ship was Lane Kiffin and USC calling for Silas Redd, the RB for Penn state. This last week has had USC recruiting Silas Redd for him to come play for them and Redd has decided to oblige. Redd will now play for the Trojans and can play immediately if he wanted to as opposed to sitting out one year like other student athletes that would transfer. He is one of five players who left the program at Penn State.

A big loss for Penn State on the field and the locker room. He will certainly be missed considering he ran for over 1,200 yards last season. Now this whole scandal has impacted the program and the players considerably and for that I don't blame Silas Redd for leaving. We don't know what Redd's motivations were when he came to Penn State and they could've changed or been affected by this scandal. For all we know, he's seeking to be at a place to get attention for a possible pro career and he no longer sees Penn State as a place to do that.

I do understand the message of unity from the players but we can't forget that everyone makes decisions for their best interests. Silas Redd is doing just what he thinks is best for him as are the players staying at Penn State.