Jazzy Davidson barely needed a basketball to steal the show at the Coliseum on Saturday.
Before USC’s Big Ten matchup with Washington, the Trojans guard was standing on the field when the broadcast camera caught her eye. Instead of ignoring it, she leaned in and made the moment her own.
The clip, later posted by On Her Turf on X with the caption, “USC Guard Jazzy Davidson Works The Camera At The USC Football Game,” showed Davidson flashing a peace sign and mouthing something toward the lens as the camera swung back for another look. A second fan in the frame even tried to join in with her own gesture.
USC’s women’s basketball account reposted the video and kept it simple: “We see you Jazzy!”
The reactions came fast. “Camera Man couldn’t believe what he was seeing.
He had to double up 😂,” one fan wrote. Another added, “They got the finest female college basketball team hands down,” while a third joked, “cameraman said f**k the other girl😂😂.”
Someone else put it this way: “Cameraman said let me get a better angle real quick,”
The moment fit the kind of attention Davidson has been drawing away from the court this year. She went viral in April for her Coachella outfit, another instance of her turning heads outside basketball. Saturday’s sideline cameo kept that streak going without her ever taking a dribble.
That off-court spotlight has followed a freshman season that was as big as they come. Davidson led USC in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks per game last year. In March, The Athletic named her its National Freshman of the Year, making her only the second USC player to receive the honor after Juju Watkins.
She was also in the news this summer while supporting boyfriend Nate Ament at the NBA Draft. Ament was selected 13th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks.
Now Davidson is back on the clock for basketball season. USC opens its exhibition schedule October 25 against Cal, and she’ll be looking to build on a freshman year that already put her in rare company.
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