Plenty of new faces as USC opens fall camp free of sanctions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California opened fall camp with familiar expectations and plenty of new faces.
The Trojans were able to sign a full 25-man recruiting class in February after three years of NCAA sanctions. Add in four blueshirts - non-recruited walk-ons who can receive scholarships on the second day of fall camp - and even second-year coach Steve Sarkisian struggled to keep track of everyone.
"It was fun to see a lot of our new players. It was hard to see them all, there's a lot of them going at one time," Sarkisian said Saturday.
Many of those newcomers will be counted on to contribute immediately for a team that was picked to win the Pac-12 Conference in the preseason media poll.
The most glaring need is at tight end.