DUBLIN, Ohio -- Tom Petty was right: Waiting is the hardest part.
With tonight's game being their latest kickoff time in nearly five seasons, the Trojans are doing a lot of sitting and waiting today, and most of it quite anxiously, as the players and coaches pass the hours away toward the 8:10 p.m. kickoff.
"We've got to be patient about this," Coach Carroll told the players in the team meeting on Friday night. "It's going to take a while for this day to happen."
The full day of waiting -- the team doesn't leave its hotel until 5:30 p.m. tonight -- is magnified when put in comparison to last week's game day, when the Trojans woke up, had meetings and went to the Coliseum for the 12:30 p.m. season opener. So how are players spending the waiting time? Movies on the hotel network, football games on TV or a good old-fashioned nap are the favorite pastimes for the Trojans.
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