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JT Daniels, USC's precocious quarterback, faces first big test

LOS ANGELES -- JT Daniels maintains he's still a kid and still does kid things.

It's just hard to figure out what they are or when he has the time. Because over the last year, he has been spent just about every waking moment working toward what became reality on Saturday, when he became just the second true freshman quarterback in USC history to start the season opener in the Trojans' 43-21 win against UNLV.

It was only one game and will likely be the easiest one on the schedule, but there wasn't anything about his performance to dispel the notion that the next big thing has arrived.