Decisions near on redshirts for USC’s Tre Madden, Lamar Dawson

USC tailback Tre Madden and linebacker Lamar Dawson are finalizing decisions to redshirt because of injuries, Coach Steve Sarkisian said Wednesday.

Sarkisian said he was scheduled to meet Thursday with Madden and his family.

“In a perfect world, I think he’ll be done for the year and we’ll try to get that year back,” Sarkisian said. “So he’ll have two years left to play.”

Madden, the Trojans’ leading rusher in 2013, has not played this season because of a toe injury. As a fourth-year junior, he could petition for an extra season of eligibility after next season.

Dawson, a senior, has been slow to recover from a knee surgery for an injury he suffered last season.

Dawson has 20 career starts.