USC football, in a hotly contested ranked battle against the Michigan Wolverines, experienced a scare when wide receiver Makai Lemon went down on a punt on what appeared to be a blindside block that did not result in a penalty. Lemon stayed down for several minutes before walking off the field with most of his USC Trojans teammates in tow.
Later, an ambulance removed Makai Lemon from the stadium, and he will not return to the game, according to Pete Nakos of On3. His injury status is not yet known.
USC football falling behind early against the Wolverines
The Wolverines have an early 14-3 lead heading into halftime. Michigan has dominated on the ground with their one-two-three punch of Donovan Edwards, Kalel Mullings and Alex Orji.
The trio has combined for 26 carries, 184 yards and two touchdowns. Without their leading pass-catcher tight end Colston Loveland, the Wolverines are leaning hard on their physicality to dominate the Trojans’ run defense…