COLLEGE FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : USC : Lifting Suspensions Unlikely for Cal

USC Athletic Director Mike Garrett said Thursday he doesn’t expect the suspensions of three Trojan players to be lifted in time for any of them to play Saturday against California at Berkeley.

Yet other USC sources were saying Thursday there was a slight chance defensive end Israel Ifeanyi’s case could be cleared by Saturday. The other two players are tailback Shawn Walters and linebacker Errick Herrin. All three are charged with improper contact with an agent.

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Keyshawn Johnson would move up to fourth place on USC’s career receiving list with nine catches Saturday. Johnson has moved from 21st to eighth with 38 catches this season. Nine receptions (his NCAA-leading average is 9.5) would move him to 113. The Trojan leader is Johnnie Morton, with 201 catches.