Andrew Vorhees is and has been USC’s greatest offensive lineman. He’s the perfect NFL draft prospect on the Trojans’ offensive line, the lineman most definitely to be a first-round draft choose. He left the Notre Dame recreation one week in the past within the second half. The dialogue surrounding his enjoying standing for Friday’s Pac-12 Championship Sport in opposition to Utah was very quiet, however it grew to become clear simply earlier than kickoff that he wouldn’t be capable to play.
Secure to say, this mattered quite a bit. Mason Murphy needed to be slotted at proper deal with. Towards Arizona, Cal, and Colorado, USC might get by with out Vorhees being totally wholesome. Towards Utah? Nope. The Utes are too bodily, too deep, and just too good.
Right here’s a style of the in-game response to Vorhees’ damage absence, and the way a lot it affected USC in opposition to Utah:
Andrew Vorhees is presently not with USC’s offensive linemen, who’re warming up. He was pulled early throughout the Trojans’ final recreation in opposition to Notre Dame.
— Keely Eure (@keelyismyname) December 3, 2022
USC actually lacking Andrew Vorhees on this recreation. The remainder of the offensive line acquired shifted with out him and it has been a catastrophe.
— Alicia de Artola Castillo (@PenguinOfTroy) December 3, 2022
Dedich could not get the place he wanted to on that Utah edge rusher and USC’s OL is now actually sporting it w/out Andrew Vorhees.
— R.J. Abeytia (@RJ_Abeytia) December 3, 2022
Andrew Vorhees being out is basically beginning to present. It’s taken out the run recreation and SC wants the run to maintain the move rush at bay.
— Michael Castillo (@MichaelCastFS) December 3, 2022
Lincoln Riley on USC’s lack of building the run, “There’s generally the place I deserve fault for that.”
Riley mentioned he didn’t persist with the run early within the recreation when he most likely ought to’ve.
— Keely Eure (@keelyismyname) December 3, 2022
Secure to say USC is lacking its All-American OL Andrew Vorhees
— Jeff Dubrof (@j_dubrof) December 3, 2022
This Trojans offensive line actually misses Andrew Vorhees tonight.
— Landon Oliver (@Landon3MR) December 3, 2022
USC is with out future professional OL Andrew Vorhees tonight
— Porter Larsen (@Larsen_ESPN) December 3, 2022
With star OG Andrew Vorhees out, inside of USC line is getting chewed up.
— Jon Gold (@ByJonGold) December 3, 2022
What about Andrew Vorhees?? We HAVE to have him to win!!
— Landon Vickery (@landon_vickery) December 3, 2022
Watching the #USC staff undergo the pregame warmups and seems that WR Michael Jackson III and OL Andrew Vorhees will not be obtainable primarily based on their not taking part.
— Marc Kulkin (@MarcKulkin) December 3, 2022
USC’s OL will get Williams crushed and never a single one helped him up after he’s gutted it out the final half on one leg.
— Chris Whelan (@C_Whelan88) December 3, 2022
That is a really vital loss for the USC OL by itself, not to mention when your QB is already on one leg.
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) December 3, 2022
#USC HC Lincoln Riley mentioned Andrew Vorhees hasn’t been anyplace near one hundred pc the second half of the season.
— Shotgun Spratling (@ShotgunSpr) December 3, 2022