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USC notes: Michael Pittman Jr. finally gets a start while Ajene Harris is back at punt returner

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Sam Darnold rolled to his right on the second play of USC’s game against Arizona State on Saturday night, fired a pass into the belly of Michael Pittman Jr. and thus quashed a briefly simmering dispute.

At the start of the week, Pittman Jr.’s father, Michael Pittman Sr., let loose a barrage of tweets critical of USC’s coaching staff and its usage of his son; he hinted that his son might consider transferring.

The lack of playing time, Pittman Sr. tweeted, “really is a shame ... and we’re fed up (Myself and his Mother). … I’m beyond disappointed and Michael Jr is too .