USC Football Wants Track Star Randall Cunningham II

Track and field star Randall Cunningham II could be set to join USC football this season as a walk on after earning All-American honors in the high jump.

Randall Cunningham II, who joined USC on a track and field scholarship in 2015, could be in line to walk on the Trojan football team this year, according to USA Today’s Paul Myerberg.

Cunningham became the first USC freshman ever to earn All-American status in their first season in 2015 and will complete his sophomore season with track and field this spring.

With two years as a track athlete under his belt, Cunningham is eligible to join the football team as a walk on in the fall without counting against the Trojans scholarship numbers on football.

The son of NFL great Randall Cunningham and the nephew of USC legend Sam “Bam” Cunningham, Cunningham Jr. played quarterback in high school for Bishop Gorman, leading the team to their fifth consecutive state championship as a senior in 2014 while scoring four touchdowns in the championship game. He was a three-star dual-threat prospect coming out of high school before he opted to focus his college career on track and field.

Cunningham could stick to his original position as a quarterback for the Trojans, though the likelihood of him seeing the field in that spot would be slim considering the likes Max Browne, Sam Darnold, Jalen Greene and Matt Fink already filling that position.

Listed by USC as 6-foot-6, Cunningham could also fill a role as a receiver or a defensive back. The Trojans’ receiving corps is as deep as it has ever been with five receiver prospects joining the team in this past recruiting cycle.

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Though USC has built up a wealth of talent at defensive back over the past two seasons, cornerback and safety remain questionable in terms of depth. Cunningham’s athleticism could prove an asset on the defensive side of the ball if he could pick up that side of the game quickly enough.

When it comes to need however, the Trojans could use help at tight end and fullback as well, though the necessary bulking up he would need to do in those positions could interfere with his high jump aspirations.

For now, it seems his addition to the football roster is a possibility. We will have to wait until fall to see where exactly he might fit in should that happen.