Earlier this week, Lane Kiffin said that the USC vs. UCLA rivalry is always more special to current players, who have local ties and relationships with so many players on their rivals' roster.
While most of the USC and UCLA players squared off in high school, some were teammates. At least a dozen schools have players on both sides that could feature in Saturday's game.
And one school (Edison High School in Fresno) has brothers, T.J. and Tevin McDonald, who will bring sibling rivalry to the crosstown showdown.
Mater Dei trumps them all with eight alums (three Trojans and five Bruins), while Oaks Christian and Notre Dame Sherman Oaks have some of the biggest names.
Here is the compiled list (I'm sure I missed a few):
Mater Dei (8)
USC QB Matt Barkley (photo right)
USC OL Khaled Holmes
USC WR Robbie Boyer
UCLA CB Andrew Abbott
UCLA DB Dylan Price
UCLA WR Andrew Roth
UCLA OL Chris Ward
UCLA TE Andrew Yelich
Edison in Huntington Beach (5)
USC LB Will Andrew
USC OL Martin Coleman
UCLA QB Nick Crissman
UCLA OL Sam Saultz
UCLA LB Jordan Zumwalt
Notre Dame Sherman Oaks (5)
USC DE Wes Horton (photo right)
USC LB Shane Horton
UCLA TE Joseph Fauria
UCLA PK Kai Forbath
UCLA CB Jeff Dickmann
Oaks Christian (4)
USC RB Marc Tyler (photo right)
USC DB Marshall Jones
UCLA RB Malcolm Jones
UCLA DL Cassius Marsh
Loyola (4)
USC FB Hunter Simmons
UCLA RB Anthony Barr
UCLA DB Librado Barocio
UCLA TE John Young
Long Beach Poly (3)
USC DT Jurrell Casey (photo right below)
UCLA DT Iuta Tepa
UCLA DB Stan McKay
St. Bonaventure (3)
USC OL Giovanni Di Poalo
USC DB Patrick Hall
UCLA LB Ryan Medina
Punahou (3)
USC OL Abe Markowitz
USC QB Brett Kan
UCLA DB Dalton Hillard
St. Francis (3)
USC TE Rhett Ellison
UCLA DB Dietrich Riley
UCLA QB Justin Posthuma
Edison in Fresno (3)
USC DB T.J. McDonald (photo right)
UCLA CB Tevin McDonald
UCLA CB Courtney Viney
Colton (3)
USC CB Shareece Wright
USC RB Allen Bradford
UCLA Damien Holmes
Compton Dominguez (2)
USC LB Marquis Simmons
UCLA CB Aaron Hester
Corona (2)
USC DB Demetrius Wright
UCLA RB Jordon James
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While most of the USC and UCLA players squared off in high school, some were teammates. At least a dozen schools have players on both sides that could feature in Saturday's game.
And one school (Edison High School in Fresno) has brothers, T.J. and Tevin McDonald, who will bring sibling rivalry to the crosstown showdown.
Mater Dei trumps them all with eight alums (three Trojans and five Bruins), while Oaks Christian and Notre Dame Sherman Oaks have some of the biggest names.
Here is the compiled list (I'm sure I missed a few):
Mater Dei (8)USC QB Matt Barkley (photo right)
USC OL Khaled Holmes
USC WR Robbie Boyer
UCLA CB Andrew Abbott
UCLA DB Dylan Price
UCLA WR Andrew Roth
UCLA OL Chris Ward
UCLA TE Andrew Yelich
Edison in Huntington Beach (5)
USC LB Will Andrew
USC OL Martin Coleman
UCLA QB Nick Crissman
UCLA OL Sam Saultz
UCLA LB Jordan Zumwalt
Notre Dame Sherman Oaks (5)USC DE Wes Horton (photo right)
USC LB Shane Horton
UCLA TE Joseph Fauria
UCLA PK Kai Forbath
UCLA CB Jeff Dickmann
Oaks Christian (4)
USC RB Marc Tyler (photo right)USC DB Marshall Jones
UCLA RB Malcolm Jones
UCLA DL Cassius Marsh
Loyola (4)
USC FB Hunter Simmons
UCLA RB Anthony Barr
UCLA DB Librado Barocio
UCLA TE John Young
Long Beach Poly (3)
USC DT Jurrell Casey (photo right below)
UCLA DT Iuta Tepa
UCLA DB Stan McKay
St. Bonaventure (3)USC OL Giovanni Di Poalo
USC DB Patrick Hall
UCLA LB Ryan Medina
Punahou (3)
USC OL Abe Markowitz
USC QB Brett Kan
UCLA DB Dalton Hillard
St. Francis (3)
USC TE Rhett Ellison
UCLA DB Dietrich Riley
UCLA QB Justin Posthuma
Edison in Fresno (3)
USC DB T.J. McDonald (photo right)UCLA CB Tevin McDonald
UCLA CB Courtney Viney
Colton (3)
USC CB Shareece Wright
USC RB Allen Bradford
UCLA Damien Holmes
Compton Dominguez (2)
USC LB Marquis Simmons
UCLA CB Aaron Hester
Corona (2)
USC DB Demetrius Wright
UCLA RB Jordon James
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Forgot Colton
usc shareece Wright
Usc allen bradford
Ucla Damien Hilmes
You forgot Conrad Tavarez/USC, Mater Dei