Mark Pszonak contributed to this report.
The transfer portal never stops grinding. After weeks of speculation and rumors, USC transfer Jaxson Dart finally made it official with a commitment to Ole Miss; spurning Oklahoma which also put a full-court press on the PAC 12 quarterback.
Recruiting: Dart committed to USC over over UCLA, Arizona State and BYU during the December Signing Day. The Trojans became the favorite after Jake Garcia de-committed.
At USC: During his true freshman season at USC, Dart completed 117 of 189 passes for 1,353 yards, nine touchdowns and five interceptions. He missed games with a torn meniscus during the early part of the season.
Farrell’s Take: Dart has a lot of talent and upside and we saw flashes of that his first year at USC. How effective will he be in a new home and are there any long range affects of that knee injury? Time will tell. But he's was a clear Power Five talent and pursued heavily out of the portal. He visited Oklahoma, BYU and Ole Miss and felt Lane Kiffin was the man to get the most out of him and I agree.
Impact Meter: 7.8 out of 10
IMPACT METER
The Transfer Portal continues to change the way college football programs recruit and manage their rosters so we here at Rivals.com continue to evolve our coverage. Each time a player of note enters the portal, we will examine their potential impact on the college football landscape and assign an impact rating, both when they enter the portal and when they choose a destination. The scale is from 1-10 and the description below explains the scoring scale.
1.1-4.0 — Not a big impact expected, likely a non-starter and down the bench depth player.
4.1- 6.0 — A solid impact can be expected in the right scenario and has the potential to battle for a starting job.
6.1-9.0. — A high impact player who won’t change a program but will certainly be a very good contributor and starter.
9.1- 9.9 — A very high impact player who should start the moment he steps on the field and will change the outlook of a program immediately.
10 — A franchise transfer who has a chance to be an All American and one of the elite players in college football.
