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Agility has sometimes been an issue as he’s come off the two surgeries. So I’m not going to dwell on the past and stuff.”Īt 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds, Ford would give USC the physically imposing receiver it lost with London. “I feel like I’ve done a good job with my chances and obviously it sucks not being able to help your team because that’s the main thing, the main end goal for everything,” Ford said after practice Monday. There are candidates like receivers Joseph Manjack IV and Michael Jackson III, or tight ends Malcolm Epps and Jude Wolfe.īut the early favorite to earn a bigger role is Ford, the redshirt sophomore who missed much of his first two seasons at USC because of separate ACL tears.įord got into the mix early in the season, with three catches for 35 yards in Week 2 against Stanford and making his first career touchdown reception the following game against Washington State.īut he did not play the next three games before coming back after the bye week for one reception against Notre Dame and two catches for 20 yards following London’s injury against Arizona.
The pair of sophomores already had sizable roles this season Washington is second on the team with 32 catches for 396 yards, while Bryant is just behind London with five touchdown receptions.īut the Trojans will need more targets to step up, especially if they are to offset the increased scrutiny that Ingram is sure to face. USC will rely more heavily on players such as Gary Bryant Jr.
“Drake is a huge receiver for us and it hurts to lose him, but any of the other guys out here can win against man coverage or expose defenses when they get a chance.”
We might get more man coverage without Drake,” USC quarterback Kedon Slovis said of the way defenses might adjust. Without Drake London, USC moves on with Kyle Ford ready to step up – Orange County Register Close Menu