The USC Trojans are firing on all cylinders as fall camp heats up, and head coach Lincoln Riley just gave fans a reason to cheer. For months, the talk around the Trojans’ tight end room centered on injuries, rotations, and unanswered questions. On Thursday, Riley finally cleared the air, giving a straightforward update on various issues and finally settling the speculations doing the rounds. But what’s the full scoop on these updates?
The big news? Ja’Kobi Lane, a key starter, is back to full strength, ready to torch defenses as a big-play threat. “JaKobi’s full go now,” Riley said in an interview with USCAthletics on 21 August. “He’s been full go for the last, I don’t know, four or five days probably. [It] was kind of a buildup from there.” The star receiver suffered a broken foot