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SEATTLE - USC coach Pete Carroll says still hasn’t said if Matt Barkley or Aaron Corp will start at quarterback on Saturday against Washington.
Barkley threw during the third-ranked Trojans’ short walkthrough practice at Husky Stadium on Friday evening. Carroll insisted his star freshman could play, despite a bruised shoulder that sidelined him Monday through Thursday.
“He threw the best he has all week,” Carroll said the night before the Trojans’ Pac-10 opener against new Washington head coach Steve Sarkisian, a Trojans assistant until eight months ago.
All-American safety Taylor Mays was moving around for the second consecutive practice but continues to rest a sprained knee ligament. The Seattle native plans to suit up Saturday, though Carroll said Mays also may not find out whether he’s playing until kickoff.
“That’s when you are going to know who is going to be starting,” Carroll said of both quarterback and safety.
Backup safety Drew McAllister is also hobbling. Carroll said Tuesday he was considering playing usual cornerback Josh Pinkard at safety if Mays can’t go. He added freshman T.J. McDonald also has to be ready to play for Mays.
Carroll has said if Barkley wasn’t “100 percent” healthy, Corp would make his first college start. The redshirt sophomore was the starter coming out of spring camp, then he broke his leg and Barkley wowed Carroll.
“I’m preparing like I’m going to be the starter. It feels good to be back in that position,” said Corp, who last started in 2006 as a high school All-American at Orange (Calif.) Lutheran. “(This week) is my chance to show off.”
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