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WATCH: USC Trojans sign player who punched a referee during game

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By SDS Staff

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USC head coach Clay Helton announced Tuesday night that the Trojans had signed JUCO OL Bernard Schirmer.

In 2016, Schirmer was a freshman at Mount San Antonio College when he clocked a referee during a game knocking him out cold turkey. The lineman has maintained since the incident that his punch was accidental.

Although Schirmer was arrested for the in-game act, he did not face any criminal charges. Helton said the Trojans evaluated Schirmer extensively before signing him, and he thinks he’ll be a great member of the team.

Here’s the punch that went viral two years ago:

SDS Staff

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