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USC freshman WR Trent Mosley out for Big Ten opener at Rutgers with injury

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Greenspan, D. (2026, September 17). USC freshman WR Trent Mosley out for Big Ten opener at Rutgers with injury. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/usc-freshman-wr-trent-mosley-out-for-big-ten-opener-at-rutgers-with-injury/article_3b0a6f64-43c0-52fa-838b-c4015178af32.html

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Trent Mosley, USC's freshman wide receiver and standout player with 13 receptions for 255 yards and four touchdowns in his first three games, will miss the Trojans' Big Ten opener against Rutgers due to an undisclosed injury. Coach Lincoln Riley announced that while the injury is not expected to be long-term, Mosley won't play this week as his status remains uncertain pending further evaluation. USC released daily updates on player availability for the game in compliance with new Big Ten regulations aimed at addressing gambling and other issues.

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Freshman wide receiver Trent Mosley, a standout player for Southern California's football team, will miss the Trojans' upcoming Big Ten opener against Rutgers due to an undisclosed injury. Mosley, who was recruited from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in California, had been performing exceptionally well this season with 13 receptions for 255 yards and four touchdowns across his first three games. His absence is part of the expanded player availability reports now required by the Big Ten conference to keep fans informed about potential injuries that could affect gameplay. Additionally, USC will also be without several other players including center Kilian O'Connor, who is out for the season. The Trojans, ranked 12th nationally and currently unbeaten with a 3-0 record, face Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey on Saturday.

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Freshman wide receiver Trent Mosley will miss No. 12 Southern California’s Big Ten opener at Rutgers on Saturday because of an undisclosed injury. asserted

Mosley → miss → injury

Mosley, a four-star recruit from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, has been the breakout star of the Trojans’ touted freshman class with 13 receptions for 255 yards and four touchdowns in his first three collegiate games. asserted

Mosley → tout → games

He has consecutive games with 100 yards receiving and scored on a 86-yard punt return in a 49-30 win over Louisiana on Saturday to wrap up the nonconference schedule for USC (3-0). asserted

He → have → 3

“He won’t be available this week, and we’ll just continue monitoring for it,” coach Lincoln Riley said Wednesday. asserted

Riley → continue → it

“Don’t expect it to be extremely long term, but still a little inconclusive on missed time, depending on how he responds, we’ll see. asserted

we → expect → time

Mosley’s absence was noted on the first set of expanded availability reports released this season, with the Big Ten now requiring all teams to update the status of players four times each week for all conference games. “We understand the logic behind it, why we’re doing it, especially in the world we live in with gambling and some of the other issues out there. asserted

we → note → issues

We’ll continue to update it each day and try to be as accurate as possible,” Riley said. asserted

Riley → continue → it

“The NFL’s done this for a long time. asserted

NFL → do → time

It’s just new for us.” asserted

It → ’ → us

USC freshman WR Trent Mosley out for Big Ten opener at Rutgers with injury

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