Ramsey was widely expected to leave for the NFL draft, given his place as one of the top safety prospects available.

That world had never felt so far away at USC as it had last week, as former top prospects whose living rooms the coach once sat in left in droves for the transfer portal.

Given profiles of three prospects, her choice was easy.

It raised many unanswered questions — as well as ominous prospects for the future of our species.

The exit of Zachariah and Zion Branch is an especially brutal blow to the Trojans, who have watched top prospects leave in droves the last two years.