“Can’t wait to see the comeback”: Fans excited as JuJu Watkins’ docuseries gets renewed for 2nd season

USC Trojans guard JuJu Watkins is focused on recovering from her torn ACL that she suffered in the 2024-25 season. During her team's second-round matchup of the 2025 March Madness against the Mississippi State Bulldogs, Watkins went down with the season-ending injury in the first quarter as she was going for a fastbreak layup.

Some good news came the Los Angeles, California native's way on Monday, as her show, "On The Rise: JuJu Watkins", has been renewed for a second season by Boardroom.

"Following the success of its debut season, “On the Rise: JuJu Watkins” has been greenlit for a second season on Peacock. Sponsored by State Farm, the original series will continue following the journey of college basketball star JuJu Watkins on and off the court.," an Instagram post announcing the news revealed.

College basketball fans got excited about the show's renewal and shared their thoughts in the comments section of the IG post:

"Letsss go, I can't wait to see the comeback and the fight to get back to us, your fans, and the love of the game!!!!!" one fan said.

"You know I'm watching that, JuJu @jujuballin. Can't wait for it," another fan wrote.

"I can't wait for this!" a fan added.

"Can't wait!" another fan commented.

Some fans also got hyped over Watkins' budding career:

"She will end up being Caitlin Clark's rival when she gets to the league," one fan said.

"Keep 'em comin!" another fan wrote.

"Back at it," one fan added.

In the 2024-25 campaign, Watkins averaged stellar numbers of 23.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.8 blocks for the Trojans.

USC Trojans coach Lindsay Gottlieb says JuJu Watkins is all in toward recovery

In April, USC Trojans coach Lindsay Gottlieb provided a brief update on JuJu Watkins to TMZ Sports regarding her recovery from her torn ACL. There is no definite timetable for her return, but given that torn ACLs take around 10 to 12 months to recover and be in the best shape to compete, the now junior could return after the first half of next season.

"She's doing great. She's doing great. She's in focus mode, rehab mode," Gottlieb said via TMZ.com.

Even after Watkins was sidelined, Gottlieb and Co. managed to make it into the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA national tournament. They were eliminated by the eventual champions the UConn Huskies, 78-64.

About the author

Koby del Rosario is a college sports journalist at Sportskeeda who took up BS in Advertising Management at De La Salle University, one of the big "four" universities in the Philippines. Koby has over four years of experience with Complex PH, M2.0 Communications, The LaSallian, Daily Tribune, and Time Attack Manila.

Koby's favorite college team would have to be the North Carolina Tar Heels. Apart from being MJ's alma mater, Koby has always been fond of the Jordan silhouettes that release in the school's colors (being a sneakerhead himself).

His past favorite college players would have to be Russell Westbrook (UCLA) and Markelle Fultz (Washington). With Russ, his 1-2 punch with Kevin Love during their UCLA days was something Koby marveled at as Russ became his favorite player to watch post-Kobe.

Besides playing basketball, Koby enjoys nightlife, collecting sneakers, and playing video games. Apart from hosting parties and taking pictures for parties/bars/clubs, Koby is learning to DJ as a hobby with all sorts of house and hip-hop as the main genres.

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