Brett Neilon spent the last six years under the radar, doing whatever he was asked at USC. Now, after his crucial fourth-down push sent the Trojans past Oregon State last Saturday, he’s forever a part of Trojan lore. On the Neilon Nudge:
for a 21-yard, go-ahead touchdown. The defense responded in kind with a game-ending interception to keep USC’s undefeated start intact.
“The thing we’ve challenged him to do is, like, you’re not Rudy. You have some ability,” Riley said last week. “Everyone looks at him, and he’s not a 6-foot-4, 310-pound center. We get that. But you watch the guy in the weight room, he’s strong. He moves a lot of weight.” None of the other nudgers seem to have any problem with the viral moment being synonymous with their center.“We’ve been nudging him around the building,” added left tackle Bobby Haskins, “giving him his own Neilon Nudge.”