Who started the 2011 season opener at tailback?
After Marc Tyler's reemergence and Curtis McNeal's breakout, Trojan fans may have forgotten that D.J. Morgan got the call first against Minnesota. The redshirt freshman struggled with fumble issues and never looked quite right on his surgically repaired knee.
However, the OC Register's Michael Lev has seen a fully healed Morgan sprinting past defenders at voluntary workouts.
"It's as strong as it's going to be," he told Lev.
The coaches surely hope so as Morgan must play a role on this team with so few running backs on the depth chart. McNeal returns as the starter, but Morgan (photo by Jon SooHoo) is the clear backup since Amir Carlisle transferred to Notre Dame.
The Taft High School standout arrived at USC with a track resume as a national hurdle champion to go along with his football skills. This semester, he has regained his swagger on the oval, which should translate to the gridiron.
"I'm watching him run. He asks us all the time, how he looks. I say, 'You look good,'" Nickell Robey said about Morgan to Lev. "I feel like once he came out here that running just gave him more confidence: 'OK, I can do it. I've got it.'"
After Marc Tyler's reemergence and Curtis McNeal's breakout, Trojan fans may have forgotten that D.J. Morgan got the call first against Minnesota. The redshirt freshman struggled with fumble issues and never looked quite right on his surgically repaired knee.
However, the OC Register's Michael Lev has seen a fully healed Morgan sprinting past defenders at voluntary workouts."It's as strong as it's going to be," he told Lev.
The coaches surely hope so as Morgan must play a role on this team with so few running backs on the depth chart. McNeal returns as the starter, but Morgan (photo by Jon SooHoo) is the clear backup since Amir Carlisle transferred to Notre Dame.
The Taft High School standout arrived at USC with a track resume as a national hurdle champion to go along with his football skills. This semester, he has regained his swagger on the oval, which should translate to the gridiron.
"I'm watching him run. He asks us all the time, how he looks. I say, 'You look good,'" Nickell Robey said about Morgan to Lev. "I feel like once he came out here that running just gave him more confidence: 'OK, I can do it. I've got it.'"
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