LOS ANGELES >> Safety Chris Hawkins was restless.
“I felt like a freshman again,” Hawkins, a fifth-year senior, said Saturday after USC’s first training camp practice. “Last night I really couldn’t sleep. I was tossing and turning in bed, couldn’t wait to get to practice.”
Training camp is underway a bit earlier for the Trojans this season. Last year, they began on Aug. 4. This date on the calendar could mark the earliest point in program history.
Most players didn’t sound displeased with the arrangement.
“I was ready to get to camp anyway,” Hawkins said.