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Without Bryce Dixon, what's USC to do?

Published May. 18, 2015 4:43 p.m. ET

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USC announced last week that Bryce Dixon no longer was enrolled at the school. The talented freshman tight end was suspended from the team, but the reason for his whereabouts remained a mystery.

Now that it's over, the Trojans have to do something about their depth -- or lack thereof -- at tight end. Alicia de Artola at Reign of Troy breaks it down.

"As it stands, the Trojans have just three scholarship tight ends — the aforementioned [Jalen] Cope-Fitzpatrick, who is back in good academic standing, incoming freshman tight end Tyler Petite, and incoming transfer Taylor McNamara from Oklahoma," de Artola writes. "Those three scholarship players boast a total of four career receptions between them with 34 games of experience and exactly one start.

"To put that in perspective, in his short USC career Dixon had as many starts as the other three, with 14 catches for 198 yards and four touchdowns in 12 games."

There are some options for the Trojans to consider, but they'll need to find a new target for Cody Kessler. And fast.

(h/t Reign of Troy)

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