LOS ANGELES — The injury status of USC receiver Ja’Kobi Lane, who did not play in Saturday’s 45-31 victory over Michigan State , remains uncertain as of Tuesday afternoon.
Head coach Lincoln Riley did not give an update during a post-practice media availability, but did say that Lane’s status would be released on the Big Ten Conference availability report that is released prior to games.
Jaden Richardson started the game in Lane’s place and had two catches for 23 yards. The 21st-ranked Trojans (4-0 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) finished with 234 passing yards.
“J. Rich came in and played well,” Riley said. “He can play any of the receiver positions in our offense. Just does a lot of things well – things that still show up in the box score. The way he blocks, the way he communicates, he’s a re