Booty to try throwing with glove

USC quarterback John David Booty could become the gloved one today in an effort to possibly regain his starting position for Saturday’s game against Notre Dame.

Booty sat out the Trojans’ 20-13 victory over Arizona because of a broken middle finger on his throwing hand and watched sophomore Mark Sanchez overcome a rough first half to lead the Trojans to victory.

Booty did not throw any balls Monday, but said he would probably don a receivers glove today to cushion his finger when he throws passes for the first time since last week.

“If I can throw I’m going to play, that’s where I am,” Booty said. “That’s where I have to be. Obviously, it’s coach’s decision, not mine, but I’m going to come out here and if I can throw and be effective, I want to play.”

Coach Pete Carroll reiterated that Sanchez would enter today’s practice as the projected starter.

“It’s Mark’s day,” Carroll said. “Mark’s on it and then we’ll see what happens with John. That’s the best way, the only way, I know how to do this right now. And we’ll just take the information in as we get it.”

After the Arizona victory, Sanchez credited Booty for helping and encouraging him between series. Booty said he offered Sanchez advice about managing the huddle, motivating linemen and shaking off turnovers.

But he acknowledged, “It just about drove me crazy sitting over there on the sideline.”

Booty said he had seen New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wear gloves on their throwing hands in cold weather. Booty said he would have to adjust to the glove’s stickiness.

“You wonder sometimes how a receiver ever drops a ball,” he said.

Linebacker Rey Maualuga is probably out and linebacker Brian Cushing could finally be in the lineup against Notre Dame.

Maualuga was scheduled to have an MRI exam on his injured hip Monday night. School officials list the injury as a hip pointer, but Maualuga scoffed at that characterization, saying he heard a pop when he was injured and that he knew his body best.

Asked if he could play Saturday, Maualuga said, “I can’t jog without it being painful so I don’t know. Hopefully [today] it will all change.”

Cushing practiced for the first time in weeks and said his heavily taped ankle was free of pain. Carroll said Cushing could start and share time with Clay Matthews on the strong side with Thomas Williams at middle linebacker and Keith Rivers on the weak side.

USC’s athletic department balanced its budget for the fifth year in a row, said Steve Lopes, senior associate athletic director.

Lopes, citing a report schools are required to file by each Oct. 15 as part of the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act of 1994, said USC reported total expenses and revenues of $76.4 million, an increase of about $11 million from the previous year. The football program generated $31.7 million in revenues on expenses of $18.7 million.

Athletic department revenue from sources such as donations and endowment income was $38.3 million, about $5 million more than the previous year, Lopes said.

Tailback Stafon Johnson (foot) did not participate in team drills, but said he would try to play Saturday. . . . Offensive tackle Sam Baker (hamstring) says he intends to play.

gary.klein@latimes.com