No Andrew Vorhees. No Brett Neilon. USC will need its depth pieces on the offensive line to handle a lot of snaps — and handle them well — in the 2023 Cotton Bowl against Tulane.
Enter Gino Quinones.
The Cotton Bowl game is one week away. Quinones has been practicing at left guard. He will be asked to hold down the fort on a reshuffled line with Justin Dedich sliding over to center, Jonah Monheim at right guard, Mason Murphy at right tackle, and Bobby Haskins at left tackle.
You might recall that Quinones started at right guard in Week 5 of the season against Arizona State (October 1) when Dedich — who wore a brace in Week 4 against Oregon State and was laboring in that game — sat out in order to get healthy for the big Utah game on Oct. 15. Quinones turned in a respectable performance, but let’s keep in mind that Arizona State’s defense was generally bad this season and was not playing well in early October. Tulane is better than ASU. Quinones has a lot to prove.
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