UCF transfer CB Chasen Johnson commits to USC

Former UCF cornerback Chasen Johnson has committed to USC out of the NCAA transfer portal, per On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Johnson will have three years of eligbility remaining.

Johnson originally entered the NCAA transfer portal during the winter window in December, and eventually announced that he was committing to play for Rhett Lashlee and the SMU Mustangs. He even went so far as to sign with the Mustangs, who would later release him from his signing and with the intention of returning to UCF. He would re-enter the portal during the spring window, though.

Overall, Johnson played 452 snaps during his true freshman season. The started four out of the final five games and had a total of 14 tackles with two pass deflections before ending the season with 18 total tackles.

The Trojans, as well as Auburn and South Carolina all had their eyes on Johnson when he originally entered the portal in December. It took a few extra months, but the Trojans have secured his commitment heading into the summer stretch of the offseason with multiple years of eligbility to work with.

Before college, Johnson was a three-star recruit according to the On3 Industry Rankings, which is a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services. He was the No. 1,103 overall player in the 2024 class, and the No. 118 overall cornerback.

The transfer portal wire provides a real-time feed of player activity, including basic player profile information, transfer portal ranking and original On3 Industry recruiting ranking, as well as NIL valuation (name, image and likeness).

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.

USC parts ways with director of football sports performance

USC is parting ways with director of football sports performance Bennie Wylie, the program announced. He previously worked for Lincoln Riley at Oklahoma and followed him from Norman in 2022.

Wylie spent four years with Riley at Oklahoma from 2018-21, serving as the program’s director of sports performance per football. Before that, he served as the director of performance at The Performance Lab in Abilene, Texas, and served as Texas’ strength and conditioning coach from 2011-13.

Wylie also worked as the strength and conditioning coach at Tennessee in 2010 following seven years in the same role at Texas Tech under Mike Leach from 2003-09. He also spent time with the Dallas cowboys as an assistant strength and conditioning coach from 1999-2002.