Riley: USC RB Dye (leg) likely done for season

USC caput manager Lincoln Riley said helium does not expect starting moving backmost Travis Dye to play again this play aft the elder suffered an evident little limb wounded successful Friday night's 55-17 triumph implicit Colorado.

Dye was carted disconnected the tract aft his near limb appeared to get twisted underneath him successful the 2nd 4th arsenic helium was tackled by Colorado defenders connected a carry.

Dye stayed down connected the field, was placed successful an aerial formed and yet lifted onto a cart. The full USC squad crowded astir Dye arsenic helium near the field.

"I told him I emotion him and we were going to decorativeness this for him," backmost Caleb Williams said helium told Dye arsenic helium was carted disconnected the field.

Said Riley: "It's tough. It shook america each a small bit. He's specified an affectional leader. It sucks. No different mode to enactment it."

The Trojans did not person immoderate further details connected Dye's wounded aft the game.

Dye had 26 yards connected 9 carries Friday night, giving him 884 rushing yards this season, second-best successful the Pac-12. He besides is averaging 6.1 yards per transportation and has 9 touchdowns.

Losing Dye would beryllium a immense stroke for the No. 8 Trojans (9-1, 7-1 Pac-12). After transferring from Oregon to USC this offseason, helium has go a linchpin of not conscionable the discourtesy but the squad arsenic a whole. A senior, helium has earned a spot arsenic 1 of USC's captains and has been a beardown dependable connected the team.

Dye's consistency has acceptable the code successful Lincoln Riley's offense, particularly erstwhile the passing crippled has sputtered. He has 5 games of 100 rushing yards oregon much this season.

If Dye is acceptable to miss extended time, USC volition person to crook to different transfer, Austin Jones from Stanford, arsenic good arsenic freshman Raleek Brown. Jones had 74 yards connected 11 carries to pb the squad Friday night, portion Brown had 52 yards connected 7 carries.