Dwayne Jarrett

Dwayne Jarrett was quick. His career in pro football was quicker. The former standout receiver from USC, who left school as the Pac-10's all-time leader in touchdown catches, has retired from football at 25. The Saskatchewan Roughriders, the last stop on his playing tour, announced his decision this week. Jarrett, who was cut by the Carolina Panthers in 2010, three years after they selected him in the second round, was hoping to restart his career in the Canadian Football League.

Growing up in New Jersey, Anthony Sarao knew nothing about the team he chose every time he played a college football video game. He didn't know the names of No. 1 or No. 5 — representing Trojans receiver Mike Williams and running back Reggie Bush — but he knew that they had big gains or scored touchdowns every time he passed the virtual ball in their direction. "I didn't know who they were because I'm on the East Coast," Sarao explains. "But we started to know once Reggie kept being on ESPN.

The Carolina Panthers released receiver Dwayne Jarrett on Tuesday, hours after his second arrest on a charge of driving while impaired in less than three years. The Panthers replaced him with David Clowney , who was claimed off waivers from the New York Jets to help a depleted receiving corps Jarrett, the former USC standout, did little to boost his stock before his latest legal trouble. Jarrett managed only 35 catches and one touchdown in four seasons in Carolina, and the Panthers (0-4)

Dwayne Jarrett was quick. His career in pro football was quicker. The former standout receiver from USC, who left school as the Pac-10's all-time leader in touchdown catches, has retired from football at 25. The Saskatchewan Roughriders, the last stop on his playing tour, announced his decision this week. Jarrett, who was cut by the Carolina Panthers in 2010, three years after they selected him in the second round, was hoping to restart his career in the Canadian Football League.

USC All-American receiver Dwayne Jarrett is not worried about the NCAA's pending decision regarding his eligibility. "I can't control what's happening, so it's the last thing on my mind," Jarrett said Wednesday morning, shortly before checking in for training camp. "I'm just looking forward to getting out on the field with my teammates." In June, the NCAA ruled Jarrett ineligible for receiving an "extra benefit" last season.

USC receiver Dwayne Jarrett is expected to announce today that he will give up his final year of eligibility and make himself available for the NFL draft. Jarrett, a two-time All-America, interviewed prospective agents Monday and Tuesday in New Jersey. He was scheduled to return to Southern California on Tuesday night, Coach Pete Carroll said. USC has scheduled an afternoon news conference for Jarrett. Jarrett, a junior, caught 70 passes and scored 12 touchdowns this season.

Split end Dwayne Jarrett did not practice Monday because of a concussion suffered while making a touchdown catch against California, but the All-American said he would play on Saturday against Notre Dame. "They said it was a mild concussion," Jarrett said. "They just want me to take it easy. I'm a little bit banged up too but I should be ready." Jarrett was hurt after he caught a 25-yard scoring pass from John David Booty in the fourth quarter.

USC split end Dwayne Jarrett had a breakout performance last week against Arizona State and hopes to continue his progression today against Washington. "I'm feeling confident," said Jarrett, a freshman who caught three touchdown passes in the Trojans' 45-7 victory over Arizona State. "I wasn't like that early in the season, but the coaches stuck with me." Jarrett, who has drawn comparisons to former All-American receiver Mike Williams, has caught 22 passes for 328 yards with six touchdowns.

Dwayne Jarrett has played in electric settings -- last season's Orange Bowl and the season opener against Virginia Tech in Maryland -- but the sophomore receiver expected that playing at Notre Dame would at least equal the atmosphere of those games. "It's going to be exciting," said Jarrett, who had six catches for 102 yards and two touchdowns in last year's game against the Fighting Irish at the Coliseum. "We just need to go in there and play our game."

USC receiver Dwayne Jarrett got to know California cornerback Daymeion Hughes last spring when both traveled to Arizona for the annual Playboy All-American preseason photo shoot. "We were chatting it up, just talking about the SC-Cal rivalry," Jarrett said Tuesday. The two players will renew their acquaintance Saturday when the fourth-ranked Trojans play the 17th-ranked Golden Bears for the Pacific 10 Conference title.

The Carolina Panthers released receiver Dwayne Jarrett on Tuesday, hours after his second arrest on a charge of driving while impaired in less than three years. The Panthers replaced him with David Clowney , who was claimed off waivers from the New York Jets to help a depleted receiving corps Jarrett, the former USC standout, did little to boost his stock before his latest legal trouble. Jarrett managed only 35 catches and one touchdown in four seasons in Carolina, and the Panthers (0-4)

USC's Dwayne Jarrett, downgraded in the NFL draft for his inability to elude top-notch cornerbacks, finally achieved a degree of separation. The Carolina Panthers cut his competition. Keyshawn Johnson, who was hoping to be a mentor to his fellow Trojans receiver, was released Tuesday after one season with the Panthers. That move helps clear the way for Jarrett, who was selected by Carolina in the second round with the 45th pick.

Dwayne Jarrett came to USC's pro day on Wednesday intending to shock skeptics with his 40-yard-dash speed, a barometer that could potentially earn or cost the All-American receiver millions of dollars in the NFL draft. On a clear and breezy afternoon devoid of the thousands of spectators that attended last year's evaluation event, Jarrett's best time in front of the assembled scouts was 4.62 seconds. "A lot of people were saying I was going to run like a 4.7, 4.

A tearful Dwayne Jarrett announced Wednesday that he would give up his final year of eligibility at USC and make himself available for the NFL draft. "The biggest factor I think is the challenge, just so I could compete," said Jarrett, a two-time All-American. "Coach [Pete] Carroll always talks about competing; that's our motto here."

USC receiver Dwayne Jarrett is expected to announce today that he will give up his final year of eligibility and make himself available for the NFL draft. Jarrett, a two-time All-America, interviewed prospective agents Monday and Tuesday in New Jersey. He was scheduled to return to Southern California on Tuesday night, Coach Pete Carroll said. USC has scheduled an afternoon news conference for Jarrett. Jarrett, a junior, caught 70 passes and scored 12 touchdowns this season.

The question of the game was obvious: Will USC receiver Dwayne Jarrett stay or go? He says that he's not sure and that he's weighing the decision to leave early for the NFL or stay for his senior season. But the answer could be in his eyes. Or just below them. In the Rose Bowl, the star receiver wore black eye strips that bore a message. They read "Tri" and "$tate," a gold-plated shout-out to his family and friends back in New Jersey.

34 numbers concerning USC's football team: 1 USC's ranking in the Associated Press, Harris Interactive and USA Today coaches' polls and bowl championship series standings. 2 Consecutive Associated Press national championships. 3 Heisman Trophy winners under Pete Carroll -- Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush. 4 BCS bowl appearances in four seasons. 5 Games in which USC trailed in 2005. 6 Crowds of more than 90,000 at the Coliseum in 2005 (in six games). 7 Consecutive victories over UCLA.

The financial arrangement by which USC receiver Dwayne Jarrett shared an apartment with former quarterback Matt Leinart last season might constitute an NCAA violation and force him to sit out a portion of next season. Leinart's father told The Times on Saturday that Jarrett paid only $650 of the $3,866-a-month lease on the upscale apartment. Bob Leinart said his son also paid $650, and he picked up the rest.

He's 93, and looks every bit of it. For the first time in years, Granddaddy will awaken today with cobwebs in his eyes and sludge in his step. He will walk into his living room and discover two familiar neighborhood toughs reclining in his Barcaloungers only they won't look so familiar. USC will be sporting a black eye. Michigan will have a bloody lip. There will be crushed potato chips and empty soda cans and deep shrugs between them. Neither will rise to greet Granddaddy with a handshake.

Keyshawn Johnson advised Mike Williams to stay in school when the former USC All-American receiver was considering turning pro after the 2003 season. Johnson, the No. 1 pick in the 1996 NFL draft, said Tuesday that, if asked, he would tell receiver Dwayne Jarrett the same. Jarrett is the Trojans' only frontline draft-eligible junior who has not stated that he would return for his final season of eligibility. Jarrett has said that he would wait until after the Rose Bowl to decide.