USC notebook: DE Christian Rector eager to return against Utah

LOS ANGELES — USC defensive end Christian Rector found himself in an unfamiliar situation in Provo on Saturday: On the sidelines in street clothes, unable to play.
The senior captain had only missed two games in his career due to injury prior to last weekend, but an ankle injury suffered against Stanford made him a game-time scratch against BYU.
So he felt a little powerless as he watched the Trojans fall to BYU, 30-27 in overtime.
“It’s definitely tough watching the team,&rdqu