freshman

No one anticipated the arrival of redshirt freshman walk-on King Miller, who has been a season-saving revelation since being thrust into the role as the Trojans’ lead back.

Kyman has already accomplished something few other top players are doing these days — staying from freshman season through senior season.

On Iowa’s next possession, with 1:52 left in the period, the powerful freshman Stewart grabbed a deflected pass for an interception to give the Trojans the ball on the Iowa 40-yard line.

USC freshman Jazzy Davidson has stepped seamlessly into a star role for the Trojans, a feat that doesn’t surprise five girls who grew up alongside her.

But the avid competition for these students is starting earlier and earlier, sometimes as soon as freshman year.