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C.J. of Ohio State Stroud says the UCLA and USC fan environment contributes to Recruits leaving California

C.J. of Ohio State Stroud says the UCLA and USC fan environment contributes to Recruits leaving California

Two of the four finalists for this year’s Heisman Trophy are from the state of California, but oddly, neither of them play for UCLA or USC.

Instead, Alabama quarterback Bryce YoungOhio State quarterback C.J. StroudBoth chose to leave home for 2020, a decision made easy by the absence of support from West Coast fans.

“I think that does play a big part in it because you go to these USC and UCLA games and, quite honestly, it’s just kind of boring,” Stroud said during his Rose Bowl media availability on Wednesday afternoon. “It’s not a lot of people. Fans aren’t really in tune. They’re just kind of there on vacation or what not.

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