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JT Daniels gets a break during Trojans' week off

For the first hour of practice Tuesday, he bounced on the balls of his feet during footwork drills, dodged tennis balls to practice keeping focused in a pass rush and sprinted down the sideline for extra conditioning alone.

“If we had a game this week, he’d be practicing, for sure,” quarterbacks coach Bryan Ellis said.

Between the first five games and training camp, Daniels has grinded for 10 weeks, Ellis said. His arm was sore in his first season taking a collegiate-level load of reps, so coach Clay Helton decided to rest him Monday and Tuesday.