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USC Starting Center Kilian O’Connor Out for Season After Non-Contact Practice Injury
Lincoln Riley said the non-contact injury required surgery, and USC may turn to Tobias Raymond at center after O'Connor started seven games last season.
- USC starting center Kilian O'Connor will miss the 2026 season following a non-contact practice injury. Head coach Lincoln Riley announced the setback Thursday at the $225 million Bloom Football Performance Center.
- Expected to anchor the Trojans' offensive line in his fifth year, the redshirt senior had previously overcome a knee injury last season while playing in eight games for the 9-4 team.
- Riley described the setback as a "freak injury" requiring surgery, disrupting USC's plans to return the entire starting offensive line from last season.
- To fill the void, the coaching staff may look to guard Tobias Raymond, who has practiced at center previously. Redshirt sophomore Kaylon Miller and redshirt freshman Willi Wascher also have experience at the position.
- Riley noted the Trojans have more depth on the O-line than at any other point in his five-year tenure, expressing confidence the team can "continue to push forward.
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USC football suffers huge blow with season-ending loss of center Kilian O’Connor
The depth on USC’s offensive line is suddenly being tested — three weeks before the season opener. Coach Lincoln Riley told reporters on Thursday that center Kilian O’Connor suffered a “non-contact kind of freak injury” that would sideline him for the season. Riley did not offer specifics on the nature of the injury, which required...
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thepress.netNo. 14 USC loses starting center Kilian O'Connor to season-ending knee injury in practice
The Trojans are used to a carousel along the offensive line
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USC starting center Kilian O'Connor out for season after non-contact practice injury
Southern California starting center Kilian O’Connor will miss the upcoming season due to injury. Head coach Lincoln Riley wasn’t specific about the nature of O’Connor’s setback, only calling it a non-contact, “freak injury” that required surgery.
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