Nate Losing Weight

Nate Ilaoa is apparently getting back into shape and has ascended to first team slotback. It would certainly be great if he could regain his freshman form, especially since so many receivers have gone down with injuries, the latest being Patrick Olchovy with broken ribs.

In other bad news, cornerback Kenny Patton had to have surgery to repair his meniscus. I thought only women had those. In any case, it's looking doubtful he'll be back in time for USC. Man, our offense better be great right out of the blocks because our injured secondary might make it a shoot out.

In better news, defensive lineman Keala Watson might be able to play against USC after battling a blood disorder last year.

And we have a kicker! June Jones has chosen true freshman Dan Kelly to be the starting placekicker. Holy shit. But then again, Jason Elam was a freshman when he kicked that winning field goal to beat number one Iowa all those years ago.