Right tackle battle continues as USC needs to protect its quarterback

ErikTMcKinney

USC Trojans offensive lineman Jalen McKenzie (70) blocks during a college football game between the Stanford Cardinal and the USC Trojans on September 11, 2021, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

It's difficult to place every bit of blame for USC's loss to Notre Dame on the Trojans' offensive line, but it was yet another case this season of bad plays in inopportune times creating situations that put the Trojans in position to lose another game.

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