that 5th is dumping him because of a bad knee--then it's 5th's biggest mistake to date. These sorts of things get around--recruits hear them...over and over and over from every coach recruiting against SC. "USC will not take care of you if you get hurt...you become discarded garbage."
Even 5th can't be that stupid--that's why I think it is just as he said, but he didn't express it very well. Sharp communication skills are not in his tool box...but then, what is?