University of Southern California Quarterback Matt Barkley has decided to forego the NFL draft and complete his senior year next season.  He would have most likely been a top 10 pick and had the potential to make millions next year for whichever team needed a quarterback after Andrew Luck gets chosen.   I can go along with this decision for the sole fact that I respect his chase for a national championship after being royally screwed the last two seasons because of Reggie Bush and others taking bribes.

Hopefully Barkley can go through his final season the same way he did this season—on top.  He threw for 3,528 yards, 39 touchdowns,  and only 7 interceptions.  If he keeps up with this pace, he could go down as the best quarterback in the elite school’s history.  The Trojans (insert condom reference here) will most likely be pre-ranked in the top 3 teams next season, and he will almost certainly be the front-runner for the Heisman (even though their pick doesn’t always win.. See Andrew Luck)