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AP: USC QB Barkley has sprained ankle

Southern California coach Lane Kiffin hopes Matt Barkley will play against Notre Dame after X-rays on the quarterback's sprained left ankle showed no broken bones. Barkley missed the second half of the Trojans' embarrassing 36-7 loss at Oregon State with a high ankle sprain, but Sunday's X-rays improved Kiffin's mood.

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