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USC Injury Report: Trojans' availability against UCLA

Erik-McKinneyby: Erik McKinney11/24/24ErikTMcKinney
USC Trojans defensive end Braylan Shelby (34) celebrates after Utah State Aggies quarterback Bryson Barnes (16) (not pictured) is sacked during the third quarter at United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
USC Trojans defensive end Braylan Shelby (34) celebrates after Utah State Aggies quarterback Bryson Barnes (16) (not pictured) is sacked during the third quarter at United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. (Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images)

The Big Ten injury report is out as the USC Trojans are set to kick off against the UCLA Bruins. Here’s a look at the players listed as out and questionable and what it means for both programs.

USC Availability Report

OUT

DE Solomon Tuliaupupu
OT Micah Banuelos

Questionable

DL Braylan Shelby

The USC program has been battling the flu for more than a week so the availability report always had the chance to have some surprising names on it based on that. But it looks relatively tame this week as the Trojans are pretty well healthy on both sides of the ball.

It’s the first time in a while that neither Kamari Ramsey nor Jacobe Covington appears on a report. Both were on the field against Nebraska for the first time in weeks.

Shelby is one to watch as he missed the Nebraska game last week. USC went with Sam Greene and Kameryn Fountain at the defensive end spots against the Huskers and both figure to get a significant number of snaps again in this one. USC does lose some depth at the position with Tuliaupupu out. The veteran hasn’t started this year but has played double-digit snaps in eight games.

Banuelos has been out due to injury since very early in the season.

UCLA Availability Report

OUT
LB Donavyn Pellot
WR Rico Flores Jr.
DB Kanye Clark
WR Carter Shaw
WR Branden Pegan
DB D.J. Justice
RB Deshun Murrell
RB Troy Leigber
LB Mone Malafu
DB Brett Barry
LB Larry Edwards
DL Joquarri Price
DL Jordan Abarca
DL Gary Smith III
OL Oluwafunto Akinshilo
OL Reuben Unije
OL Marquise Thorpe-Taylor
OL Walker Andersen
TE Hudson Habermehl
DL Collins Acheampong
DL Keanu Williams
OT Niki Prongos

Questionable

RB Jalen Berger
TE Bryce Pierre

Wide receiver Rico Flores Jr. and offensive tackle Nike Prongos are still listed as out for the Bruins, though head coach DeShaun Foster said this week and both could return against USC. If indeed neither play, those are big losses for the Bruins. That’s a dynamic wide receiver and UCLA’s starting left tackle.

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