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Montana LB Solomon Tuliaupupu, former 2018 USC signee, granted ninth year of eligibility

Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:14 pm
Posted by lsufan1971
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:14 pm
Dude was in the same recruiting class as Trevor Lawrence and Micah Parsons to put in perspective.

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Montana linebacker Solomon Tuliaupupu was granted a ninth year of eligibility and will return for the 2026 season, the school announced on social media. Tuliaupupu, who initially signed with USC in 2018, is entering his second campaign at Montana.


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Tuliaupupu has lost at least five years of his career due to injury. After signing with the Trojans as a four-star prospect out of California's Mater Dei High School, Tuliaupupu's foot surgery that kept him sidelined for the first two seasons of his collegiate career.
He then suffered a knee injury during summer workouts that kept him sidelined from 2020-21. Tuliaupupu was finally able to make his USC debut in 2022, where finished the year with 10 total tackles and 2.5 sacks.


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Tuliaupupu suffered another knee injury in training camp ahead of the 2023 season, which cost him the entire year. He made his return midway through USC's 2024 season and appeared in nine games.

That means Tuliaupupu has only been on the field for three seasons in an eight-year span, which was likely the argument used when granting him one more year of eligibility.

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Posted by MikeD
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:18 pm to
Gonna transfer to Ole Miss and teach them how to do it
Posted by SpartyGator
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:19 pm to
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After signing with the Trojans as a four-star prospect out of California's Mater Dei High School,


Same class as Amon Ra St Brown too...Damn
Posted by Cosmo
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:23 pm to
TJ Finley says hold my beer
Posted by ATLTiger
#TreyBiletnikoffs
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:24 pm to
John Emery needs to give it one more try
Posted by MoarKilometers
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:25 pm to
Can't wait for his 10th season, because he was around for the covid bonus thread next year.
Posted by Major Dutch Schaefer
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:27 pm to
He should have his doctorate degree by now.
Posted by usc6158
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:30 pm to
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Same class as Amon Ra St Brown too...Damn



Went to Matre Dei with Bryce Young and portal legend JT Daniels
Posted by SCLibertarian
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:30 pm to
Posted by ReauxlTide222
St. Petersburg
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:42 pm to
But Bediako(sp) is a travesty
Posted by RummelTiger
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:48 pm to
I hope this guy has a doctorate by now...
Posted by S
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:52 pm to
Richard Murphy never used his 6th year.

#ComeBackCrazyLegs
Posted by StrongOffer
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 1:01 pm to
Posted by The Egg
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2004
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 1:23 pm to
Wow so many injuries but at least he didn't have tonsillitis that would have derailed his career like Chambliss did
Posted by Thracken13
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 1:27 pm to
1 isn't remotely close to the other - but nice try
Posted by Blizzard of Chizz
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 1:40 pm to
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Tuliaupupu was finally able to make his USC debut in 2022, where finished the year with 10 total tackles and 2.5 sacks.


At some point it's time to hang up the cleats and move on with your life.You've been injured for the better part of a decade because your body is made of glass and when you did see the field you were trash. Your story isn't inspiring, it's pathetic
Posted by Tiger Prawn
Member since Dec 2016
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 1:45 pm to
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But Bediako(sp) is a travesty


They aren't even remotely comparable.

One made his own decision to forego his remaining college eligibility to enter the NBA draft. The other needed foot surgery that cost him 2 full seasons, then went on to have season ending knee injuries 3 separate times.

And apparently he's not wasting all those extra years of eligibility. He's got a bachelors and a masters degree from USC already and working towards a graduate certificate at Montana.
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 2:02 pm to
Posted by saint tiger225
San Diego
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47376 posts
Posted on 2/10/26 at 2:32 pm to
Man that's ridiculous. Maybe it's time to move on and let a highschool kid have a shot at the roster. It seems like not even his body wants him playing football.
Posted by KiwiHead
Auckland, NZ
Member since Jul 2014
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 3:00 pm to
That's what I'm talking about!!!
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