Heisman Trophy Winner and USC Legend Matt Leinart Gets Real About His NFL Career and the Future of USC .
They were the best of times. USC Football Legend and Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart joins us by the campfire and gets real about life after the NFL. The Trojan champion shares his lessons learned, what life was like during those incredible championship years and what it was like playing for Pete Carroll as a USC Trojan. Matt was even in a music video with The Game. At the time the Trojans were THE football team in Los Angeles and the toast of the town with celebrities like Snoop Dog and Will Ferrell joining by the sidelines.
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Show Notes
9:50 Why NFL Didn't Work Out
11:47 The Label as a Party Boy
22:45 Growing up overweight and crosseyed to Heisman winner.
32:15 Matt Was in a Music Video For The Game
38:10 What USC was like at that time.
39:30 Pete Carol story, USC culture
44:20 What Matt Would Do Differently
47:00 How Matt Met His Wife And First Impressions
01:01:10 High School Recruiting and College Athletes, should College athletes get paid?
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