Former Pitt WR Jordan Addison Reportedly ‘Pissed’ Over Broken Promises at USC

It may be warmer out in sunny southern California, but according to a report, the grass may not be any greener.

Jordan Addison, of course, left Pitt for USC earlier this year amid lucrative name, image and likeness rumors, and according to reports, the grass isn’t any greener at USC.

Addison has reportedly been pissed in recent weeks because of unspecified broken promises not yet being followed through with, On3 national recruiting analyst Gerry Hamilton reported Friday on a Texas message board.

The decision for Pitt’s Biletnikoff Award-winner to transfer after two excellent seasons at Pitt was met with much discussion, especially since Addison was already being projected as a first round selection in the 2023 NFL Draft and had been building additional report with transfer quarterback Kedon Slovis over the winter, but the allure of NIL money in SoCal ultimately proved too much to pass up.

However, in Addison’s first media appearance following his transfer in May, he sang a tune more in line with the additional opportunity at USC.

“I was looking for a great coach and a good football opportunity,” Addison told reporters via ESPN’s Paolo Uggetti at Steve Clarkson’s quarterback retreat in late May. “I’m still figuring myself out and what I want to do and I feel like I have a great opportunity to do that where I’m at now.”

And according to Uggletti’s story, Addison said that USC showed how he’d be able to capitalize in USC’s offense with quarterback Caleb Williams — a fellow transfer, from Oklahoma.

“A lot of people think like, you won a Biletnikoff, so how much can you get better?” Addison said. “But they showed me that I got a lot of improvements to do within my game, how I need to get better and how to maximize my game.”

Hamilton’s message board reply didn’t specify exactly why Addison is unhappy with USC, whether it’s with NIL opportunities or with the USC offense, but he is at USC for the long haul now (through the end of the season, at least).

Pitt, meanwhile, still boasts one of the best wide receiving corps in the ACC. Jared Wayne and Konata Mumpfield headline a stellar inside-outside duo (in the same vein as Wayne-Addison from last season), and the rise of Jaden Bradley outside and Jaylon Barden inside will provide an additional boost. Che Nwabuko (one of the fastest high schoolers in the country) and Addison Copeland (who has been enrolled since January) are the youthful injections. And Bub Means, a transfer from Louisiana Tech, is the X-factor.