USC vs. Cal: Who Were the Studs and Duds

USC vs. Cal: Who Were the Studs and Duds by Alicia de Artola

USC football star JuJu Smith-Schuster suffered a fracture in his hand during the Trojans’ 27-21 victory over Cal Saturday.

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USC’s JuJu Smith has a hand fracture, played with a cast but ultimately had to sit. “It’ll be a pain tolerance thing for him” – Helton — David Lombardi (@LombardiESPN) October 31, 2015

The sophomore receiver played through the injury in the second half but was taken out of the game in the end. He had five catches for 55 yards before that point.

Smith-Schuster has been USC’s go-to receiver this year. He leads the team with 52 catches for 956 yards and eight touchdowns.

The Trojans are already dealing with a rash of injuries in the receiving corps. Steven Mitchell and Darreus Rogers only just returned to action this week after missing games with a sprained ankle and nagging hamstring respectively. Isaac Whitney has a broken collarbone and may only return near the end of the season.

That was not the only concerning injury news USC faced coming out of the Cal game. Linebacker Su’a Cravens injured his arm late in the contest while running back Ronald Jones II battled a sore knee in the second half. Linebacker Cam Smith was also feeling the effects of something as he was seen stretching extra before the start of the game.

At the moment at least, the injuries suffered Saturday seem to be in the wait-and-see category. Sunday will likely hold more answers as to who will or won’t be available for USC’s upcoming match up with Arizona.

Facing yet another must-win situation, the Trojans will certainly be hoping to go back home as healthy as possible.

For now, USC remains a contender for the Pac-12 South title.