USC Football: Players Swap Jerseys, Form Senior Tunnel

The last practice at Howard Jones Field for USC football in 2015 featured a pair of special gestures to mark the occasion as players swapped jerseys and formed a tunnel to honor the seniors.

Though the Trojans will hold practices in San Diego ahead of the Holiday Bowl, but Wednesday’s practice was the final one of the year on home grass.

To start with, players traded numbers with some humorous results:

Adoree Jackson said he wore number 22 today because him and Leon McQuay III call each other twins #USC pic.twitter.com/sEoVH3JwEf
— Connor McGlynn (@cmcglynn48) December 23, 2015

#USC players were wearing each others jerseys today. Cody Kessler had Damien Mama's 51 and Zach Banner squeezed in Darreus Rogers' No. 1.
— Ryan Abraham (@insidetroy) December 23, 2015

Everyone is wearing different numbers at practice today. This is my nightmare #USC #FightOn
— Daniel Tran (@1DanTran) December 23, 2015

Then again, watching Viane Talamaivao wearing a Juju sized no. 9 is pretty funny #USC #FightOn
— Daniel Tran (@1DanTran) December 23, 2015

After practice ended, the players honored departing seniors by forming a tunnel for them to run through out of the practice field.

No. 1 rule of the Senior Tunnel: Protect yourself at all times! #FightOn pic.twitter.com/XwQt86lzY5
— USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) December 23, 2015

Seniors leave their final practice as tradition in the senior tunnel, led by Kessler in Damien Mama's jersey #USC pic.twitter.com/AzM1Zk3HE0
— Connor McGlynn (@cmcglynn48) December 23, 2015

The team formed a tunnel for the seniors for last practice at Howard Jones. Cody Kessler was the first one out. #USC pic.twitter.com/zrVjDs7zaI
— Keely Eure (@keelyismyname) December 23, 2015

Players wanted Su'a Cravens to join in the tunnel leaving practice but he continually said no, it's just for seniors #USC
— Connor McGlynn (@cmcglynn48) December 23, 2015

Special goodbye for the seniors #USC #FightOn pic.twitter.com/w3OB5Ra51A
— Daniel Tran (@1DanTran) December 23, 2015

Among the seniors who will player their final game a the Holiday Bowl are Antwaun Woods, Cody Kessler, Greg Townsend Jr., Soma Vainuku, Kris Albarado, Claude Pelon, Anthony Sarao, Delvon Simmons and Kevon Seymour.

USC will take two days off for the Christmas period before traveling to San Diego on Saturday. There they will practice twice more before kicking off against Wisconsin at Qualcomm Stadium on December 30th.

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