The stellar freshman season of Cam Smith came to an end last November, following an ACL tear during a win at Colorado. With a lengthy recovery as a result, Smith’s status for the start of 2016 had been somewhat murky.
Ligament tears like Smith’s are given a six to nine month timetable by sports doctors, but that’s not a certain window. Adrian Peterson’s famed rapid recovery was worlds different than former USC linebacker Lamar Dawson, for instance.
Luckily for the Trojans, the variance in recovery looks to be on the sophomore’s side.
“That’s what I’ve been told this whole process,” Smith said.