Article: Daily Trojan writer makes transition to USC wide out

Kevin Merfeld
University Wire
04-20-2006
(Daily Trojan) (CSTV U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- Former USC beat writer has made the most of his opportunity to play wide receiver for the football team.

Wide receiver No. 24. Ben Malcolmson.

He is no longer "the newspaper guy." He lost that title when he resigned from the Daily Trojan and became the biggest walk-on story since Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.

Yes, this is really happening. You don't have to pinch him. He's been hit a lot harder than that.

Just ask him about the time Brandon Ting connected with a helmet-to-helmet hit, snapping Malcolmson's chinstrap and nearly knocking off his helmet.

"I was seeing stars after that one," he said.

Or the ...

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