Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-20@ LSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-21vs Wisconsin | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-20vs Nebraska | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
#31
Hank Pepper
Senior long snapper for USC. 2024: 3 tackles.
6′1″ · 215 lb · Chandler, AZ
Returning to USC for 2026
Recruiting
3★
LS recruit
No. 2406 nationally · Signed with Michigan State
No college snaps yet.
His full recruiting profileThe story
4 long snapper for USC. 2024: 3 tackles.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan State in 2021.
- Transferred from Michigan State to USC in 2024.
Hank Pepper
Hank Pepper has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Big Ten. The receipt: 2 tackles against Nebraska — Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20213 games
- Signed with Michigan State3-star out of Chandler
20243 games
- Entered the portal
- All-Big Ten
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coaches2021
Donte Williams
USC
Coaching transition mid-career: Donte Williams → Lincoln Riley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Michigan State11-2HC: Mel Tucker · Run-leaning
2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2023Michigan State4-8HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2024USC7-6HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning
Splits & context
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
46.0%
97 pass / 114 run
Plays / game
70.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
102 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
A three-star recruit at long snapper for USC -- now graded as All-Conference caliber.
A long snapper doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
All-Conference caliberThree-star HS recruit
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
USC
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Long snapper · USC
Returning around him
- 3 USC players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (9 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
USC · Last season: 9-4 (AP #16) · Talent rank #9 · 2026 recruiting class #1
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology