The name Dillon Baxter is pretty well known in college football circles. He was one of the highest rated recruits of the 2010 class, and also hailing from San Diego, quickly drew comparison to former Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush. He would choose USC and enroll early in the spring, looking for an edge that would enable him to compete immediately in the fall. The freshman was issued the nameless No. 28, with an opportunity to earn one on the field. And he wasted no time in bringing the awe, as spring drills gave us glimpses of the player he could be.

Baxter’s name would later be dropped by Mike Garrett, as one of the players targeted and receiving communications from other schools, after NCAA sanctions were imposed on the program. It was a name all coaches wished to add to their stable, but also a name that would shine in a negative light before it ever recorded a first carry.

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