Thursday, April 06, 2006

USC's successor to Bush, White lost for season - AP via MSNBC
Southern California tailback Hershel Dennis, who entered spring practice No. 1 on the depth chart, has torn ligaments in his left knee and is expected to miss the 2006 season.

Dennis was injured in practice Tuesday, apparently trying to cut on the wet artificial turf at USC’s Cromwell Field. An MRI taken Wednesday night revealed the damage...

...Dennis was the only experienced tailback participating in spring practice. Desmond Reed and Michael Coleman, who both played as backups last season, are recovering from operations — Reed on a knee and Coleman on a hip.

Chauncy Washington, who has been academically ineligible the past two seasons and isn’t participating in spring practice, hopes to play next fall...

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