Brandon Pili is a "dancing polar bear" still trying to find his rhythm. (Alicia de Artola/Reign of Troy)
USC football will be without key lineman Brandon Pili after the senior defender reportedly broke his finger.
USC football came into game week feeling pretty good on the injury front. It turns out the first shoe was just waiting to drop.
Just an hour before the ASU game was set to kickoff, Brandon Pili announced he will miss the season opener because of an injury.
According to Keely Eure of USCFootball.com, the injury is a broken finger.