Rising star USC wideout Ja’Kobi Lane suffered a damaged foot in Could, however was absolutely cleared this week and might be prepared for the Trojans’ season opener in opposition to Missouri State, coach Lincoln Riley stated Thursday.
The foot harm stored Lane restricted by way of many of the summer time. By the beginning of preseason camp, he was nonetheless being introduced alongside slowly. Throughout the portion of USC’s practices open to reporters, Lane wasn’t even working routes on air.
Lane wasn’t deemed absolutely wholesome till the ultimate week of USC’s preseason camp. Riley stated that the junior wideout had really “progressed a little bit ahead of schedule.”
His return is a welcomed one on a USC offense that may depend on him to stretch the sphere this season. Lane was second within the Massive Ten in receiving touchdowns final season as a sophomore, with 12 scores on simply 43 receptions. He completed the yr with six touchdowns throughout his remaining two video games, a dominant stretch that may put him within the dialog to be a first-round decide in subsequent spring’s NFL draft.
However after sitting out for a part of the offseason, it could take a while to see that remaining leap from Lane as a junior. Riley stated that Lane remains to be getting again into form after being restricted by his foot harm, however is progressing properly with simply over per week remaining earlier than USC kicks off on the Coliseum.
“You can see some of the rust starting to get knocked off now,” Riley stated of his prime wideout.
