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NFL scouts will watch Rosen and Darnold in a unique matchup

LOS ANGELES_Scouts representing 20 NFL teams will line the second row of the Coliseum press box Saturday for the UCLA-USC game. They'll have their laptops open, colored pens at the ready and binoculars held to their faces. They won't be watching like typical spectators; these scouts are focused on nuance, gathering information on body language, how the players interact with their teammates and how they act if their team falls behind.

"We aren't going to be writing down, 'Five-yard gain,'" one explained this week. "We want to see what we can't see on the film."

This year, that means zeroing

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