USC football could be down one defensive lineman this week against Colorado as redshirt freshman Jay Tufele sat out practice on Tuesday.
The lineman was a passenger in a car accident while visiting home over the bye week and is now in a protocol to ensure he is fit to play.
“We’re just being precautionary,” head coach Clay Helton explained after practice.
Considering how the disappointing Trojan pass rush was a focus of the bye week, it’s frustrating timing to potentially lose Tufele, who is one of USC’s most explosive forces on the interior line. Wednesday should hold more answers as to whether or not he suit up this weekend.