Nearly half of the players in attendance for Tuesday's first day (46 of 103) were either freshmen or redshirt freshmen. "There's a lot of new guys," Riley said Tuesday. Still, it may take some time for that young talent to show through, with USC also breaking in both a new defense and special teams concepts. "We've never had a spring practice, none of us in all of our years, that we've had this high of a percentage of your full roster already here for spring," Riley said. Cornerbacks Jontez Williams and Chasen Johnson and safety Christian Pierce won't participate this spring, either, Riley said Tuesday.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 04, 2026 20:28 UTC