We have had situations earlier this season in which Lincoln Riley felt somewhat confident that a specific player would be able to play in a game, only for the game-time decision to be to sit that player and buy a week of rest. It’s why we held off on making clear pronouncements that a specific player would or wouldn’t play in this Saturday’s game at Arizona.
Pregame warmups unfolded Saturday afternoon in Tucson in the final hours before kickoff at 4 p.m. Pacific time. Information has emerged on which key USC players won’t play in this game.
Update: Lots of them. Let’s go through the list: