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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Sport
Ryan Kartje

USC transfer Bobby Haskins ready to make noise on the field — and in the karaoke bar

By the time the sun set on his first day in Southern California, Bobby Haskins was already pretty convinced he'd found his future home. After a chaotic few weeks in the transfer portal, the coveted Virginia tackle clicked immediately with USC's coaches and took to L.A. right away. It didn't even matter USC hadn't yet hired an offensive line coach. Haskins sensed it was the right fit.

Then came the pitch-perfect closing note to his USC official visit … courtesy of Australian rock band Men at Work.

"I come from a land down under!" Haskins belted that night in late December from a private karaoke room in Koreatown. Alongside him was former USC punter — and actual Aussie — Ben Griffiths, who joined him on the mic for a duet few in the room would forget.

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