USC freshman linebacker Tackett Curtis looks up the field during his first college game against San José State on Saturday at the Coliseum. Before he was USC’s “First Avenger,” Tackett Curtis was the first pick in almost every family pick-up game. “He came out there to help them,” said Jess Curtis, Tackett’s uncle and coach at Many High School. “He …
USC linebacker Tackett Curtis has impressed teammates as formidable defensive leader during preseason camp. As USC’s linebackers cycled through tackling drills at the start of Wednesday’s practice, Eric Gentry walked the sideline like a tightrope, biding his time. “Captain America” is Tackett Curtis, the Trojans’ hyped freshman linebacker whose arrival at USC already has folks equating him with the first …
