Vavae Malepeai (born c. 1999) is an American football running back.
Starting running back Vavae Malepeai played hurt this season,“I’ve seen curves in my knee that I haven’t seen since summer,” Malepeai said Tuesday, moments after completing his first practice in full pads in more than a month. As for what he'd do differently ...“I don’t even want to think about that,” he said.
“But that’s my role. Full Roster. Looking back at his career so far, he continues to look at improving and correcting any previous mistakes. Malepeai played in the team’s first six games with the injury and felt like he wasn’t producing as much as he could because of the pain. Markese Stepp #30. It took a toll on my body. Helton rejected the notion that Stepp didn’t have an increased role, while Harrell noted that Stepp received as many carries “as he could handle.”“He was sucking wind from what I understand,” Harrell said.Asked about Harrell’s assertion, Stepp agreed that he was tired at times.“When you’re carrying six people, you tend to get winded,” Stepp said with a smirk.Without Malepeai, Stepp will likely carry the load between the tackles going forward, as Carr remains more of an all-purpose threat in space. Malepeai's answer to which game he felt healthiest in was telling.“I would say the first practice,” he said. Daniels passed for 215 yards before getting hurt on a blitz 27 seconds before halftime.
Stats. Slovis went 6 for 8, but threw an interception that sparked the Bulldogs’ comeback hopes.“You never like to see your teammate go down,” Slovis said.
The Bulldogs trimmed USC’s lead to 17-13 right before Jones’ 101-yard return.″(The) kickoff return was a big play for sure, because we had a little bit of momentum going right there, and we let him get loose,” Tedford said. The same scenario played out in wins over Stanford and Utah, both of which were much more successful containing Malepeai than Stepp.
That’s on me, that’s my fault.”Malepeai initially injured his knee in Week 1 of camp, and he missed the majority of August. I’ve just got to be as good as him.”Fresno St: The Bulldogs couldn’t pull an upset at the Coliseum despite 206 yards rushing and decent moments of defensive play. He played in eight games. The Pac-12 football schedule was released Friday, and USC and UCLA are scheduled to play each other at the Rose Bowl on Sept. 26 to open the season.Mike Gillespie, whose teams won more than 1,500 games over a 47-year career coaching college baseball, died Wednesday at 80. Ben Easington #37. “And I have 100 percent belief in this team that we’re going to do great things.” Vavae Malepeai underwent knee surgery. Click to copy.
We practice ball security all the time. A Michigan native and University of Michigan graduate, Kartje previously wrote for Fox Sports Wisconsin and the Bloomington (Ind.) Vavae Malepeai #29. Vavae Malepeai (29) Tailback - • In the News CAREER: In his career, he has run for 1,265 yards on 247 carries (5.1 avg) with 14 TDs, caught 33 passes for The former Mililani star who is second on the all-time Hawaii high school rushing list had arthroscopic surgery on his knee last week. LOS ANGELES (AP) — When J.T. It’s too early to gauge the quality of this loss, but Reyna’s inconsistency in important moments raises flags.USC: A win feels good, but Helton and Harrell have a huge amount of work to do in the next week.
Cornerback Olaijah Griffin re-aggravated a back injury that kept him out the previous two weeks, while fellow starting corner Isaac Taylor-Stuart sprained his ankle, but was able to return. I just have to take care of my body.”After participating in every period, the redshirt junior is hopeful that he’ll return for Saturday’s game at Cal.
USC then turned the ball over on downs at midfield, but Pola-Mao picked off Reyna’s throw to the end zone before Malepeai and the Trojans ran out the clock.Reyna, a Los Angeles-area native, went 19 for 39 while taking over for Marcus McMaryion, one of eight Bulldogs offensive starters who must be replaced this fall.
I didn’t say nothing about it until Week 3 when I got hurt against BYU.
I’m just moving forward. “It’s kind of a week-to-week process,” Malepeai said by phone from Los Angeles on Tuesday morning. Offensive coordinator Graham Harrell intimated that Ford’s role hasn’t increased yet because he needs to catch up in the system.Also: Mike Bohn expects season-opener vs. UCLA to be postponedEarly Crosstown Rivalry Would Allow For Schedule FlexibilityPlayer safety, racial injustice among issues being discussedKedon Slovis looking good; NCAA allows new patches on jerseysUSC opens with UCLA in Week 1 in unconvetional start to seasonTrojans will go to Rose Bowl on Sept. 26 in new Pac-12 scheduleUSC figured prominently as students were improperly admitted as fake athletes A more physical game could mean an increased role for redshirt freshman running back Markese Stepp, who gave the offense spark when Vavae Malepeai and Stephen Carr were struggling. Malepeai has played for the USC Trojans since 2017. USC redshirt junior RB Vavae Malepeai (knee) rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries in Saturday's 52-35 win over UCLA.
Tyler Vaughns had 11 catches for a career-high 150 yards for the Trojans, whose point total was hurt by two red-zone turnovers by Daniels before his injury.“It was just amazing to come out here and show everybody what this offense can do,” Carr said. “It’s kind of a week-to-week process,” Malepeai said by phone from Los Angeles on Tuesday morning. Every day, we do ball security drills and you get extra work if the ball comes loose.
Vavae Malepeai rushed for a career-high 134 yards, Velus Jones Jr. returned a kickoff 101 yards for a score and Southern California overcame the loss of starting quarterback J.T. Reyna ran well, but glaringly missed a handful of key throws.“He will definitely build off of this, his first start against a very aggressive good team,” Tedford said. “A lot of stuff people didn’t get to see,” he said. Malepeai played in eight games in 2019, missing five due to a knee injury that he didn’t address during fall camp. The soreness in his balky knee had long lingered.