Lincoln Riley shared the good news that Lake McRee, USC’s receptions leader who is coming off a knee injury which required surgery in the offseason, will be back later in 2024.
Fans and media alike feared the worst for McRee when he was upended with a helmet to the knee during a screen play against Michigan on Saturday in Ann Arbor.
During his weekly radio show, Trojans Live, explained, “Lake’s a great player you know you know hate to not have him here right away but we’ll get him back soon and in the meantime those guys, I’ve have full confidence in their ability to go in and execute and play well.”
The young guys he refers to is the elite young tight end room that Zach Hanson has collected: Cade Eldridge, Walker Lyons,Joey Olson and Walter Mathews. USC’s other veteran tight end, Carson Tabaracci is also out with an injury suffered in the offseason and he isn’t expected to return any time soon.
Eldridge has seen the field consistently with Riley often using two tight end sets on offense. Lyons has also seen limited action and will likely be featured with Eldridge.
This will be a test for Hanson and the Trojans who have a lot of young, talented tight ends, but none with the experience and all-around talent that McRee possesses.
USC plays Wisconsin next on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Pacific time in Los Angeles.
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