LOS ANGELES (AP) — Something was missing for Southern California coach Lane Kiffin in his first practice of training camp, and it wasn’t the fans that once lined the Trojans’ practice field.
Thanks to major NCAA sanctions, the Trojans now have fewer players than nearly all major programs. Scholarship reductions and transfers are taking an obvious on-field toll on Kiffin’s first team at USC.
The Trojans still went through a super-sized practice on the first official day of camp, working out from mid-afternoon until sunset on campus.
They were watched mostly by media members who had to sign a detailed form before being allowed onto the field. The NCAA’s sanctions also banned many fans, boosters and complete strangers who watched the Trojans in years past.
