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Corp returned to full-speed practice Tuesday while wearing a knee brace, but Carroll said he will have a limited role in Saturday's camp-ending scrimmage. Corp acknowledged he's not at full speed, though he's medically cleared to play.
"I'm more disappointed (than angry)," Corp said. "I continued to get better, and my legs are strong enough. Keep fighting, that's all I can do. I still want to play. I still expect to play. When I do get an opportunity, I'm going to make the most of it."
Barkley also beat out Mustain, the former Arkansas starter who played eight games as Mark Sanchez's backup last season. Sanchez, now the New York Jets' starting quarterback, left USC with a year of eligibility remaining, a decision that initially bothered Carroll and set off the three-way competition.
Now Barkley must shoulder the enormous expectations of his position at USC. He's following a near-decade of outstanding Trojans quarterbacks, including Heisman Trophy winners Carson Palmer and Leinart, and Rose Bowl champions John David Booty and Sanchez in the past two years.
USC opens its run at an eighth consecutive Pac-10 title next weekend against the Spartans before its most daunting early test: a trip to Columbus to face No. 6 Ohio State on Sept. 12.
"I couldn't be more proud of this guy and what he's done to position himself for this," Carroll said. "Of course he's got a lot of new stuff to learn, but you couldn't do more than what he did. ... He's not a typical freshman. He hasn't acted in any way like anybody else we've had in here. Hopefully we can play well around him, and the guys are going to rally around him."
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