Thursday, March 23, 2006

[Maisel] USC quarterback may miss rest of spring - ESPN
...Before practice Thursday, head coach Pete Carroll said Booty had suffered back spasms and that he was in a "wait and see" mode. Booty underwent an MRI Wednesday, and USC offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin said there is concern that Booty may have injured a disk.

"He won't even be out there today," Kiffin said before practice Thursday. "He's getting another MRI. His back just locked up Tuesday. He's barely able to walk around."

Redshirt freshman Mark Sanchez, expected to challenge Booty for the starting job, will take over the first-team offense...

...university athletic medical personnel didn't know how long Booty would be out. Kiffin, however, said he does not expect Booty back this spring. If surgery is needed, the coach said, doctors expect Booty would be back by July...

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