Fox Beginning to Stand Out

John Fox has looked solid in the early competition at quarterback, with Quincy Woods seemingly a bit nervous.

“I think Quincy really is at his best when he’s comfortable,” USC Coach John Robinson said. “We put in so much new the first day. Each one of them has problems with certain things, and we’re trying not to make judgments on every ball that’s thrown. We want to let everybody find their rhythm.”

Said Woods: “It was shaky yesterday. I liked this practice better.”

Fox has composure, a good arm and is more versatile than Woods, who is the best scrambler, and redshirt freshman Mike Van Raaphorst, a drop-back passer.

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Not so fast on cornerback Daylon McCutcheon not playing any offense.

“It’s like the secret weapon, I guess,” said McCutcheon, who got the ball on some screen plays and pitches only a few days after Robinson said the plan was shelved. “We might go six games without me playing offense, and the seventh I might,” McCutcheon said.

“That was just messing around,” Robinson said. “We don’t have any real big plans.”

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Freshman receiver Rod Perry’s mini-scare is over after a good MRI report on his surgically repaired right knee. He might practice as soon as today. . . . Safety Chad Morton suffered a sprain of his left ankle and is day to day, and receiver Larry Parker hasn’t practiced because of a groin injury. . . . Assistant coach Charles White is in camp instead of attending his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame or the Little League World Series, where his son, Ashton, 12, will play for the South Mission Viejo team.