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The day's biggest college football story certainly didn't go under the radar as the Olympics were happening. Here's a smattering of people's thoughts on Twitter after the jump.
[&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://storify.com/wrobinson91/silas-redd-transfer-to-usc-reactions" mce_href="http://storify.com/wrobinson91/silas-redd-transfer-to-usc-reactions" target="_blank"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;View the story "Reactions to &lt;a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/114111/silas-redd" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/114111/silas-redd"&gt;<a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/114111/silas-redd" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/114111/silas-redd">Silas Redd's</a>&lt;/a&gt; Transfer to USC" on Storify&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;]&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;h1&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Reactions to Silas Redd's Transfer to USC&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/h1&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;h2&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Twitter's response to the Penn State tailback moving to Southland.&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Storified by &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;middot; Tue, Jul 31 2012 16:48:43&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;BREAKING: Silas Redd transferring to USC. Details to come. #PennState #USCDave Ruden&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Ruden broke the initial story.&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;USC sent 6 coaches, cross country, to Silas Redd's house. Had to make a huge impact. IMO.Colin Cowherd&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;The ESPN personality with some of the details.&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;USC's offense this year: 3,500 yard passer, two 1,000 yard rushers, two 1,000 yard receivers.Bryan Fischer&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Yikes.&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;We got him. Lets do this Trojan Nation.&lt;a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/54115/kyle-negrete" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/54115/kyle-negrete"&gt;<a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/54115/kyle-negrete" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/54115/kyle-negrete">Kyle Negrete</a>&lt;/a&gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;USC punter Kyle Negrete being very vague yet very clear.&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;It didn't take USC fans long to update this Silas Redd picture. http://twitpic.com/adzfhcArash Markazi&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Sure didn't.&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;In becoming a Trojan, Silas Redd is basically the Bridge Over the River Sanction.The Solid Verbal&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Congrats and welcome to the Trojan Family Silas.#FightOn&lt;a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/136350/cody-kessler" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/136350/cody-kessler"&gt;<a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/136350/cody-kessler" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/136350/cody-kessler">Cody Kessler</a>&lt;/a&gt;✝&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Backup quarterback Cody Kessler.&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;The homie Silas part of the family now..! Guess he wants to win.... FOREVER!! #uscfootball #trojanfam&lt;a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/113443/randall-telfer" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/113443/randall-telfer"&gt;<a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/113443/randall-telfer" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/113443/randall-telfer"&amp;gt;Randall Telfer&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;USC tight end Randall Telfer.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Both Silas Redd and #USC are trending right now. And will probably keep trending until Jan 7. #BCSorBust #ReddOut http://twitpic.com/adzn5tusc psycho uscsyco&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;Silas Redd, you can go live in Los Angeles as a young athlete playing first-rank football.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; [/dives out window] [/runs west]edsbs&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;#USC LB --&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; RT @SS47ERA: Welcome to the family Silas. #FightOnusc psycho uscsyco&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Freshman linebacker Scott Starr deleted this tweet -- but not before it was immortalized by USC Psycho.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Silas Redd, welcome to the Trojan Family! #FightOn #UnfinishedBusinessMatthew Barkley&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Of course, No. 7's reaction.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;SC will be to offense what Bama was to defense last season RT @MattBarkley: Silas Redd, welcome to the Trojan Family! #FightOnSPORTSbyBROOKS&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Brooks adding on to Barkley's tweet.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;
In addition, here are some headlines that I sourced on Twitter yesterday in anticipation of today's news.
[&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://storify.com/wrobinson91/silas-redd-headlines" mce_href="http://storify.com/wrobinson91/silas-redd-headlines" target="_blank"&amp;gt;View the story "Silas Redd Headlines" on Storify&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;h1&amp;gt;Silas Redd Headlines&amp;lt;/h1&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Storified by &amp;amp;middot; Tue, Jul 31 2012 16:53:12&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Inevitable headline tomorrow should the Penn State RB flip to USC: &amp;amp;quot;Roll Out The Redd Carpet.&amp;amp;quot;Will Robinson&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;@Will_Robinson_ orrrr Trojan Fans seeing ReddTrenise Ferreira✌&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;@joeyrkaufman @Will_Robinson_ &amp;amp;quot;Beating the NCAA Redd tape&amp;amp;quot; ?Dave Bartoo&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;@Will_Robinson_ I like this one too: &amp;amp;quot;Redd Rover, Redd Rover, USC calls Silas over.&amp;amp;quot;Max Meyer&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;@Will_Robinson_ Reddy or not, here he comes!Han Lee&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;@Will_Robinson_ &lt;a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/usc-trojans" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/usc-trojans"&gt;<a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/usc-trojans" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/usc-trojans"&amp;gt;USC Trojans&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt; In the Redd ZoneTrenise Ferreira&#9996;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;@Will_Robinson_ USC wins the hunt for Redd October!!Han Lee&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;
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