Tailback Javorius Allen eager to play against Oregon State

Javorius Allen cannot wait to play against Oregon State.

USC’s junior tailback rushed for only 31 yards in 15 carries in the Trojans’ Sept. 13 loss at Boston College. He caught nine passes for 118 yards a touchdown.

“It’s very difficult,” he said of having to wait two weeks to play again. “I feel like I always want to prove a point…. It ate at me a little bit but as a team we’ve put that behind us and we’ve moved on.”

Allen has rushed for 318 yards and a touchdown this season. He also has 10 receptions for 141 yards and a touchdown.

In 2013, he had a breakout game against Oregon State. Allen rushed for a then-career-best 133 yards and three touchdowns and caught four passes for 41 yards.

Allen said the Trojans have learned from the Boston College experience.

“Come out swinging,” he said. “Come out hard. Don’t come out flat. Never get comfortable.”