12/05/2026
USC communication major and football player Kash Amos will deliver the student address for the Class of 2026 at this year’s commencement ceremony, the university announced Monday morning.
Amos will speak Thursday night at the main stage commencement ceremony at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. This marks the second consecutive year a committee has selected a student speaker through applications and interviews.
In an interview with Annenberg Media, Amos said he got the call from Provost Andrew T. Guzman about two weeks ago.
“At that point, it felt surreal,” Amos said. “I was always optimistic, but on the call it hit me that it was official.”
Amos began his college football career playing at NCAA Division III Whittier College, roughly 20 miles southeast of USC. When Whittier discontinued its football program at the conclusion of his freshman season, Amos transferred to Fullerton College to continue his football career, where he ultimately graduated with five associate degrees.
Amos joined USC’s football team in 2024 — the culmination of a plan he made years before.
“Throughout that journey, I visited USC my freshman year of college and I knew I wanted to come here,” Amos said. “Being so far away from my actual hometown, being at USC felt like home the moment I stepped on campus.”
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