All 5 starting offensive linemen returning for USC next season

USC right guard Alani Noa has re-signed with the team, meaning that all five starting linemen are returning next season.

The transaction was announced on the USC football program’s official social media channels on Tuesday afternoon.

“It’s always a good thing when you get guys that come back, just because we’ve already got chemistry,” offensive lineman Tobias Raymond told reporters in mid-December, after two linemen had already agreed to return.

“You don’t have to necessarily start over.