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Indispensable players

By Bruce Feldman

Monday, August 11, 2008

The most nerve-wracking aspect of fall camp is the fear of losing a key player to injury. UCLA's already lost projected starting QB Ben Olson for an expected two months with a broken foot, while USC's starting QB Mark Sanchez is out for a few weeks with a knee injury. Meanwhile, Washington's Jake Locker is nursing a hamstring injury. It's no stretch to think that the severity of Locker's hammy injury has a huge impact on whether his coach, Ty Willingham, can endure a very hot seat in Seattle. Th ...

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