Sam Farmer of the LA Times surveys the status of 11 local college athletes attempting to survive the NFL mandated deadline for teams to cut their rosters down to 53 players. Among Trojan rookies still on NFL rosters are OT Kyle Williams (Seattle), LB Oscar Lua (New England), WR Steve Smith (NY Giants), LB Dallas Sartz (Washington), OL Ryan Kalil / WR Dwayne Jarrett (Carolina), and WR Chris McFoy (Oakland).

Rookies brace for the moment of truth (LA Times)