Clay Helton says USC’s practice scuffles show competitiveness

LOS ANGELES — A pileup of USC’s offensive and defensive players surrounded Bubba Bolden and Michael Pittman around the 30-yard line.
A play during the final 11-on-11 period of Wednesday afternoon’s practice ended with Bolden, a sophomore safety, and Pittman, a junior wide receiver, tangled in a tussle on the Howard Jones Field grass. Whistles blew. The players were separated.
“Teammates fight, you know,” Bolden said, “but we got over it.”
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