A lower leg issue is not expected to keep USC’s starting quarterback out of what will be a huge conference matchup this weekend, head coach Steve Sarkisian said Tuesday.
According to the head coach, Cody Kessler underwent a medical procedure on one of his toes earlier in the day. While Sarkisian wouldn’t specify the nature of the medical issue, the Los Angeles Daily News reports that Kessler was hospitalized with a staph infection in the toe.
Regardless of the specific nature of the issue, Sarkisian said Kessler is expected to start Saturday’s game against Stanford.
Kessler, who has started 15 straight games for the Trojans, passed for a career-high 394 yards and four touchdowns in the season-opening win over Fresno State. He was named the Pac-12’s Offensive Player of the Week for that performance.