LOS ANGELES (AP) — Star receivers Makai Lemon and Ja’Kobi Lane did not play for No. 19 Southern California in the first quarter of the Trojans’ regular-season finale against archrival UCLA on Saturday night.

USC didn’t announce why Lemon and Lane weren’t playing, but the wideouts stood on the sideline with their position group during the Trojans’ first two offensive series. Both receivers were on the field for the team’s third series, which began in the second quarter.

Lemon and Lane are in their third seasons at USC, and both have produced prolific games and spectacular catches in recent weeks while growing into one of the nation’s top duos at the position.

Lemon is a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver. He entered the regular-season finale with 78 catches f

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