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Barry Werner

USC brings Carson Palmer’s No. 3 out of retirement for Jordan Addison

Times have changed in college football. NIL has players getting massive deals. The transfer portal has them moving from school to school.

And USC added another sweetener it turns out to get Pitt’s Biletnikoff winner Jordan Addison to leave the Steel City for Los Angeles.

Turns out the wide receiver will wear the No. 3 that he rocked for the Panthers.

That took some permission, however, as the Trojans had retired the number worn by Carson Palmer when he starred for the school and won the Heisman Trophy in 2002.

School AD Mike Bohm said Palmer was okay with the move.

Addison will be a junior in Los Angeles in 2022. That means almost assuredly the No. 3 will be donned for one year before he heads to the NFL via the draft.

Addison had 100 catches for 1,593 yards and 17 touchdowns as a sophomore with Pitt. He made 60 catches as a freshman.

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He wasn’t listed on the school’s spring football roster because he didn’t make the decision to transfer official until May.

Unretiring the jersey will certainly open Pandora’s box when it comes to uniforms for schools. How many will be willing to break tradition to land supreme players?

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