USC football countdown to kickoff continues—Alex Morrow in focus

The countdown to USC's 2025 football season is officially on! The Trojans kick off their new campaign 97 days from today. You need something to help you while away the days and hours in the spring and summer. This is one way to do so. In this new series, countdown to kickoff, we will be counting down the days by highlighting a notable Trojan who wore each number. The options for number 97 are quite limited, but today, we will be looking back at Alex Morrow.

Position: Defensive lineman

Years played at USC: 2003-2007

Career highlights: After redshirting his first year at USC in 2003, Morrow served as a key backup defensive lineman for the Trojans from 2004-2007. Over those four years, he recorded 14 total tackles and three sacks.

Had he come to USC in a different era, Morrow may well have been able to crack the starting lineup. However, Pete Carroll's Trojans teams were stacked on the defensive line with stars such as Shaun Cody, Sedrick Ellis, and Lawrence Jackson, relegating Morrow to a reserve role.

After USC: Despite never starting in college, Morrow earned a tryout with the New York Giants during the leadup to the 2008 NFL season. However, he did not make the team's final roster, and never played a snap in the NFL.The countdown to USC's 2025 football season is officially on! The Trojans kick off their new campaign 98 days from today. You need something to help you while away the days and hours in the spring and summer. This is one way to do so. In this new series, countdown to kickoff, we will be counting down the days by highlighting a notable Trojan who wore each number. The options for number 98 are fairly limited, but today, we will be looking back at Josh Fatu.Position: Defensive linemanYears played at USC: 2016-2017.Career highlights: Fatu spent the first two years of his college career at Long Beach City College, before transferring to USC in 2016. After mostly serving in a reserve role in his first year on campus, Fatu took on a bigger role as a senior in 2017. That year, he recorded 34 tackles, six sacks, a forced fumble, and a pass defended. He was named all-Pac-12 honorable mention.After USC: Fatu signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent following the 2018 NFL Draft. However, he did not make the roster, and never played a snap in the league.StoryBlockInformationID83829121007StatusPublishedRevisions7UNPUBLISHHeadlines and SEOGO TO QUICK EDITLast updated 05/24/2025 07:24am PDT by Matt ZemekMain HeadlineUSC football countdown to kickoff continues -- Josh Fatu in focusFront HeadlineUSC countdown to kickoff series continues with Josh Fatu recollectionsPage TitleJosh Fatu is part of 99 USC football players and moments from the pastURL Endingcelebrating-99-usc-football-players-josh-fatuBriefWith 98 days to go until the start of USC's 2025 season, we take a look back at former Trojans defensive lineman Josh Fatu.SubheadThere's a number attached to many different Trojans in history. Today's USC player: Josh Fatu.HighlightsBig HeadlinePrintExport to PrintPlanningSlugName your story. This text will not be viewable to readers.Plan DescriptionWhat will your story be about?Plan Date05/23/2025 07:12 PMDay when story will be ready for editor/reporter is done. Default is today.Edit StatusNotesDiscoverable from Presto search, this text will not be viewable to readers or sent to Presto Planning.OrganizationSiteTrojans WireClassificationsports/college/trojans/footballContent SourceIndicates ownership and the applicable digital rights policies. While this field is not used for display purposes online or in print, it influences the syndication and distribution of this asset.Paywall TypeVisualsPromo ImageChange selectionPublished Image83829150007Associated Assets:0Inline1ExtraExtra AssetsTagsContent TagsFetch Auto-TagsUSC Trojans (1 of 3)USC TrojansCollege Football (2 of 3)College FootballDetroit Lions (3 of 3)Detroit LionsUsed to find and collect editorial content in Presto. These are subjects, persons, places, companies/organizations, events and other topics. (Click tag to make primary)System TagsOverall Neutral (1 of 2)Overall NeutralBig 10 Hub (2 of 2)Big 10 HubNon-editorial tags, including those that prevent syndication or "exclude" assets from Smart Fronts.Advertising & CategoriesAmerican Football (1 of 3)American FootballCollege Sports (2 of 3)College SportsSports News (3 of 3)Sports NewsTargets advertising to a specific collection of assets. Also used for populating specific fronts.BylineReporter Name(s)OverrideAdam Bradford (Sports / Trojans Wire) (1 of 1)Adam Bradford (Sports / Trojans Wire)Byline CreditOverrideByline PreviewAdam Bradford Trojans WirePromotional InfoSocial Chatter150 leftAdd suggested text for use on social platforms.Push Alert Language120 leftThis text will appear by default when creating a new alert.Audio Summary300 leftA short summary suitable for text-to-speech applications. Should be shorter than the story body, but longer than the brief. This text will be converted to audio for delivery to platforms where audio is preferred over text (in-dash displays, etc.).Advanced OptionsOpen save panelStoryNotificationsA more recent version was autosaved by Adam Bradford at 05/24/2025 12:34 PM PDT

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