Joe McKnight arrived at USC with as much hype as any recruit in the nation. He then suffered injuries and a case of the fumbles. Now,
That’s why I was shocked to see Joe so, well, upbeat at practice Tuesday.
You could see it in his body language. In his first full practice of the spring, McKnight sprinted around the field, looking 100 percent for the first time since who knows how long. Then he was all smiles as he signed autographs to adoring fans, one after the other.
It was evident in his words. McKnight, whose notoriously short interviews only got shorter when things started to go awry for him on the field, responded like a changed man.
Tuesday, McKnight seemed back to his old self, spewing confidence and hope.
“I feel good, getting back in the groove of things,” he said. “I’ll probably feel a little sore tomorrow, but I’ll be fine.”
I should say back to his old self, but with a greater understanding of who he is — which is not Bush. McKnight admitted that the pressure used to get to him.
“I felt the pressure [last season], but I’m not going to make no excuses,” he said. “I’ve just got to do what I’ve got to do on the field.”
“When I first came in, I felt like I had to live up to the hype,” he continued. “But after a while, I came to my senses.”
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