Robby Ashford only played one season at USC, but he made a lasting impression.

Now, he’s trying to parlay that success into a grand finale at Wake Forest .

Ashford transferred to South Carolina last year after stints at Oregon and Auburn and ended up working as quarterback LaNorris Sellers’ top backup in 2024.

The journeyman quarterback stepped in admirably when Sellers was hurt against LSU, started and won a game against Akron the following week and was well-regarded enough among his coaches and teammates that Shane Beamer allowed Ashford to practice and travel with the team through USC’s Dec. 31 bowl game — even though he’d entered the transfer portal earlier that month .

Ashford committed to Wake Forest and first-year coach Jake Dickert in January and is now considered th

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