USC’s Dwayne Jarrett Heading to the NFL

Notre Dame fans have nightmares about Dwayne Jarrett’s last two performances against the Irish, but according to ESPN, those nightmares won’t be compounded next year.  Jarrett, like Georgia Tech’s Calvin Johnson will be heading to the NFL an forgoing his senior year at USC.

Southern California wide receiver Dwayne Jarrett has selected an agent and will announce that he is entering the NFL draft at a 2 p.m. news conference at the school’s Heritage Hall on Wednesday, two sources close to the situation said Tuesday night.

The junior, a two-time All-American, had 70 catches for 1,015 yards and led the Trojans with 12 touchdowns this season.

The 6-foot-5, 210 pound receiver with a track record of acrobatic catches, is considered a first-round prospect.

Jarrett put on a show in the Rose Bowl last week with his performance and his antics.  One on play Jarrett taunted a defender on his way to the end zone and on another he handed the ball to a Michigan defensive back that he had just beaten.  Neither plays drew penalties for Jarrett unlike they did for Jeff Samardzija a few days later in the Sugar Bowl when he flipped the ball back toward a LSU defender on Notre Dame’s opening drive.

I’m not justifying Samardzija’s actions by stating he was penalized, rather I hate seeing any wide receiver do that kind of stuff after the play.  Give me a Marvin Harrison who just makes plays and goes about his business in a professional manner over a Chad Johnson or a Terrell Owens any day, but I digress….

Unfortunately for the Notre Dame defense next year, USC is stock piled with young, talented wide receivers ready to take Jarrett’s place.  Still, not seeing Jarrett repeatably run free through the Notre Dame secondary again will be nice.