This NFL off-season is going to be insane, and Sam Darnold will be a central figure in another type of March Madness.

With USC looking to win the NCAA tournament, Darnold’s month of March could have a much wider range of results and opportunities.

Deshaun Watson officially requested a deal Thursday morning, a straightforward statement he definitely wants out of Houston. This story is not at all surprising – it seemed obvious for weeks that Watson’s time with the Texans was over – but the formal trade request, combined with Houston’s hiring of new coach David Culley, confirms what …