For a night that was supposed to be about redemption and rhythm, USC’s front line found itself in survival mode. The Trojans were cruising against Northwestern, up comfortably in the fourth, when disaster struck at the heart of their protection.

That’s when center J’Onre Reed went down in pain. Another offensive lineman on the turf, another breath held in disbelief. As one fan posted on X on November 7, “USC center J’Onre Reed down on the ground in pain. Trojans can’t seem to make it through a game without an offensive lineman getting dinged .” But before the injury chaos, there was already a brewing storyline from pregame warmups.

Jayden Maiava was taking snaps from J’Onre Reed, while Husan Longstreet handled reps from Killian O’Connor , signaling O’Connor, who’d

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