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No. 14 USC loses starting center Kilian O'Connor to season-ending knee injury in practice
A USC offense with big expectations has suffered a tough blow just weeks before the season-opener against San Jose State on Aug. 29.
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A USC offense with big expectations has suffered a tough blow just weeks before the season-opener against San Jose State on Aug. 29. Starting center Kilian O'Connor suffered a season-ending knee injury in practice on Wednesday, Lincoln Riley announced. Riley described the incident as a "non-contact kind of freak injury" and confirmed that O'Connor won't take the field in 2026.
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