Overview

• USC’s athletic department confirmed on Wednesday that an MRI uncovered a torn meniscus and bone bruise in Arenas’s knee.
• Medical staff plan to perform meniscus repair surgery as the first step in his rehabilitation.
• A projected six-to-eight month recovery timeline puts his 2025-26 freshman season in doubt.
• Musselman underscored that player welfare guides the program’s decisions and expressed confidence in Arenas returning stronger.
• Arenas reclassified to join USC a year early as a five-star McDonald’s All-American after surviving an April Tesla Cybertruck accident.