| Booty to start at quarterback for Trojans on Saturday |
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| Thursday, 01 November 2007 15:59 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -John David Booty has his job back. Booty will start at quarterback Saturday night when the 13th-ranked Trojans face Oregon State. He sat out three games because of a broken middle finger on his throwing hand and was replaced by Mark Sanchez. ``We're going with John David,'' USC coach Pete Carroll said after practice Thursday. ``It's clear he had a good, solid week. He's good to go, he's ready to play, he's had a couple of weeks off. We look for him to jump back where he left off. Mark also is ready to go.'' Booty broke his finger when he hit it on a helmet in the second quarter against Stanford on Oct. 6. The fifth-year senior played on, and threw four interceptions in the second half as the 41-point underdog Cardinal rallied to upset the Trojans 24-23. aturday. Carroll said the status of left tackle Sam Baker, who has an injured hamstring, is uncertain for Saturday night's game. ``Sam Baker took some snaps yesterday and today,'' Carroll said. ``He wants to try to play, but we'll see what happens on Saturday. We're planning on Butch Lewis starting until something changes.'' Oregon State (5-3, 3-2) brings a three-game winning streak at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The Beavers beat the Trojans 33-31 last season in Corvallis, Ore., to snap USC's 27-game Pac-10 winning streak. The Trojans (6-2, 3-2) are 20-0 in November games since Carroll became their coach before the 2001 season. |
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