Cassel also had an appearance in the HBO Family programming Freshman Year a reality show where his younger brother was one of the featured students. Cassel spent his entire career Trojan as a backup behind Heisman Trophy winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart.
Although there was little chance to show their skills real game situations at USC Cassel got himself a place on several NFL teams draft boards after working out at USC's 2005 Pro Day.
Cassel was expected to compete with Tyler thigpen, who started 11 games for the Chiefs in 2008, the first quarterback position.
