The injury bug is starting to hit USC football with not even a week of Fall Camp in the books. On Thursday, a handful of players sat out practice, or were pulled from it, as the injury list grew.
Freshman linebacker Palaie Gaoteote appeared on the sidelines with a sleeve on his knee and, according to head coach Clay Hetlton, is awaiting an MRI to discover the severity of an injury he suffered at some point before Thursday’s practice.
That’s a potentially unfortunate blow for the promising five-star who had a standout performance in the Wednesday mini-scrimmage.