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USC quarteback Sam Darnold can't be happy that it was Friday

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USC quarterback Sam Darnold hasn’t said whether he’ll play on Saturdays or Sundays next year. But he might want to consider staying home on Fridays.

Although the redshirt sophomore, a probable top-four pick in the NFL draft should he decide to turn pro, completed 26 passes for 356 yards in Friday’s 24-7 Cotton Bowl loss to Ohio State, he also committed three costly turnovers — two that led to Buckeyes touchdowns — and was sacked eight times.

“That quarterback, I have a lot of respect for him, but the best way to disrupt a quarterback is get after him.