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Why USC is not in the AP Top 25 preseason poll
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Why USC is not in the AP Top 25 preseason poll

Ryan Kartje.
Mark Potts.
By Ryan Kartje and Mark E. Potts
USC football is not ranked in the AP preseason Top 25 poll and some fans are nervous. Los Angeles Times beat writer Ryan Kartje tries to calm those fans down with some hard truth, and some hope.
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Ryan Kartje

Ryan Kartje is the USC beat writer at the Los Angeles Times. He joined The Times after six years with the Southern California News Group. A Michigan native and University of Michigan graduate, Kartje previously wrote for Fox Sports Wisconsin and the Bloomington (Ind.) Herald-Times.

Mark E. Potts

Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.

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