The Big Ten fined USC $5,000 for inserting running back Bryan Jackson into their Week 7 win over Michigan despite listing him as "out" on the team's final pregame availability report, a conference spokesperson told CBS Sports' Richard Johnson. The Trojans called on Jackson after two ballcarriers, Waymond Jordan and Eli Sanders , both exited the game with injuries.

Jackson had not played since Week 1 because of a turf toe injury. USC ruled him out prior to the Week 7 contest against the Wolverines, but coach Lincoln Riley said after the game that team doctors cleared Jackson to play . The intention, he said, was only to use Jackson in an emergency scenario.

That situation arose when Jordan and Sanders' injuries trimmed the running back group thin. Jackson entered the game

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