As recently as last week, it seemed that at least USC was going to replace the talented one-and-done O.J. Mayo with another top talent one-and-done in DeMar DeRozan. Well, not so fast if the Mayo scandal looks like it will impact USC's season. DeRozan and his family are talking about taking his game elsewhere for his one season.DeMar DeRozan, one of the nation's most highly sought high school players, signed with USC in November, but his father and older half-brother said Tuesday he might consider other schools if the Trojans sustain a quick and heavy penalty.DeRozan's high school coach says he has already been contacted by assistants on two of the Final Four teams to let DeRozan know they would still be happy to take him.
"This is a good wake-up call," Jermaine DeRozan, DeMar's half-brother, said. "I'm just hoping SC doesn't get put on probation [If it does], I would get . . . out of there."
Of course, DeRozan already signed a National Letter of Intent with USC, so the Trojans would have to agree to let him out of the NLI. It's not like DeRozan is really going to just sit out a year before playing college ball which would be his only other recourse if USC refused. DeRozan is heading to the NBA after this season.
No word if USC commit Lil' Romeo will also ask out of his NLI.
