Beyond Elijah Paige, USC’s offensive line for Las Vegas Bowl is razor-thin

LOS ANGELES — At Elijah Paige’s lowest point, Jonah Monheim was there, just as he had always been.

The shaggy-haired veteran sat with him, when Paige first got to USC as a freshman, poring over hours of film and pointing to techniques that could work for him at tackle. Monheim was there, too, when Paige was demoted to the Trojans’ scout team last season, imploring it was good for you. And Monheim was there, USC’s starting center this season and the offensive line’s ringleader, when Paige was mauled in Ann Arbor.