Thoughts from Tuesday's practice, through the eyes of USCRipsIt...
- Matt Barkley participated in the largest amount of practice since bruising his shoulder against Ohio State, taking half the reps in both the service team period and 7-on-7 drills. By design, he sat out of the team period with an ice pack on his right shoulder, giving way for Aaron Corp and Mitch Mustain to take the 11-on-11 snaps. "He made a lot of throws today," Coach Carroll said of Barkley. "The difficult part is to manage this right."
- In his time at the helm, Barkley mostly shined, going a perfect 5-for-5 during 7-on-7 period and looking sharp in service team work. He utilized a mixture of short check-downs with longer touch passes throughout the day.
- Meanwhile, Corp took a majority of the snaps during the 24-play team period, guiding the offense to a 13-11 overall practice victory on Competition Tuesday.
- The starter for Saturday's game is still up in the air -- both quarterbacks are preparing to be the one -- but Carroll said Barkley would get the nod "if he could get through each day" without any major setbacks.
- Garrett Green continues to show just how valuable he is. The senior, who's a part of five of the six special teams units, also was the service team quarterback and caught a pass as a wideout during team period Tuesday, along with being the holder for field goals.
- During team period, wideout David Ausberry had a spectacular diving catch, which saw him trap the ball against the side of his helmet while he rolled to the ground.
- Coach Carroll in the post-practice team huddle: "Every day's got to count -- every single day -- if we want to get right. We need everybody to step up to that challenge."
- Kicker Jake Harfman connected on a 54-yard field goal in his only kick during 11-on-11 special teams work.
- About 30 students from Liceo Scientifico Europea, a high school in Bolzano, Italy, attended practice as part of their nationwide tour to learn about American football.
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