Orange County kids Steve Johnson and Matt Barkley made powerful statements when the pair decided to postpone lucrative professional careers to finish what they started at USC.
Click here for the complete feature by the OC Register's Michael Lev.
"We've been through a lot," Barkley said. "When the opportunity presented itself, just like with Steve, to do something special, something unique, that was something I didn't want to miss out on."
Johnson's "something special" was winning four consecutive national championships. Barkley noted that he is coming from a different perspective.
"I haven't won three already," Barkley said. "My motivation stems from (having won) nothing."
With Johnson's collegiate trophy case full now, the attention turns to the quarterback as he begins his final journey. Will he it be a run to the Rose? A special night in New York? A chance to lift the crystal football?
No matter what happens, Barkley is bringing a no-regrets mindset into the 2012 football season, but he's got his eye on a storybook ending just like his pal Steve Johnson.
(Photo of Johnson by John McGillen and Barkley by Jon SooHoo)
Click here for the complete feature by the OC Register's Michael Lev."We've been through a lot," Barkley said. "When the opportunity presented itself, just like with Steve, to do something special, something unique, that was something I didn't want to miss out on."
Johnson's "something special" was winning four consecutive national championships. Barkley noted that he is coming from a different perspective.
"I haven't won three already," Barkley said. "My motivation stems from (having won) nothing."
With Johnson's collegiate trophy case full now, the attention turns to the quarterback as he begins his final journey. Will he it be a run to the Rose? A special night in New York? A chance to lift the crystal football?
No matter what happens, Barkley is bringing a no-regrets mindset into the 2012 football season, but he's got his eye on a storybook ending just like his pal Steve Johnson.
(Photo of Johnson by John McGillen and Barkley by Jon SooHoo)
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