The 6-foot-4, 227-pound McClain is a Fairburn, Ga., native who originally attended Tulane, transferred to the renowned Hutchinson Community College and now plays for the Trojans.
Asked about the social scene in his college towns, McClain smiled. “Hutchinson wasn’t very social … and it was cold,” the Georgia native said. “New Orleans was nice. I tried to stay as close to uptown, near the school. That’s what they told us to do. They said don’t go too far out.
McClain looked at home at Veterans Memorial Stadium last Saturday night. He had what coach Chip Lindsey called a breakout game when he torched Southern Miss for 104 yards and two touchdowns, 34- and 35-yarders both in the fourth quarter, on just four catches.