USC Trojans discuss Running Back Bryan Jackson's health

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USC Trojans Coach Lincoln Riley, Safety Bishop Fitzgerald, and Quarterback Jayden Maiava discuss Running Back Bryan Jackson's health and addressed that he has turf toe and he has been limited in practice but he was able to play in the game.

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00:00What gave you the confidence that King would come in and do this one?

00:04Yeah, you know, I got asked a similar question after he popped a run in one of

00:08the early games.

00:09You know, it's just what he does in practice.

00:10He's a hard worker.

00:11He's a humble guy.

00:12He cares about this team a lot.

00:14And so, yeah, I mean, and honestly, hell, we didn't have anybody else.

00:17So what was I going to do, you know?

00:19So I was, we were starting to scratch in the dirt a little bit.

00:23But, no, he was, yeah, he was awesome.

00:25The moment was certainly not too big for him.

00:27I don't know if Brian Jackson was out before the game.

00:31Yeah.

00:32My notes kind of went off here.

00:35Yeah, so unique situation.

00:36I want to say this well so you guys don't rake me over the coals if I don't say it

00:41perfectly.

00:42But it was a wellness issue, obviously, in the game.

00:47You know, he's been practicing in a very limited capacity in a buildup for the

00:52last several weeks.

00:52He's had a turf toe.

00:53And so there was the expectation coming into this game that outside of just a

00:59near catastrophe that we weren't going to play him.

01:03Probably, and so the game plays out.

01:07We have a couple injuries that, you know, you never obviously expect to happen, two

01:10of them just like that.

01:12We were able to get in communication with the league office, explain the situation.

01:17Our doctors medically cleared him.

01:19And, again, it just became a wellness issue for us here.

01:23So, yeah, we made sure to clear it.

01:25The kid was ready to go and stepped up.

01:28I mean, but that's what you got to have, man.

01:29You got to have tough guys that play through stuff.

01:32You want to win at this level.

01:34You got to have guys that sacrifice like that for the team, and he certainly did.

01:37So, yeah, it's how many of us are doing.

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