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    Trial to get underway in defamation suit by former USC assistant against the NCAA

    by Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times Apr 18, 2018 5 minutes

    LOS ANGELES_Todd McNair's journey to the fifth-floor courtroom at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles has taken nearly seven years.

    The former USC running backs coach sued the NCAA for defamation in June 2011 after sanctions in the Reggie Bush extra benefits case essentially ended his career.

    After legal detours and delays of almost every variety, jury selection in McNair's case is scheduled to begin Wednesday in L.A. County Superior Court. Opening arguments are expected to follow a day or two later.

    The trial, which is expected to last three weeks, will include reams of documents, a dozen witnesses, headlined by McNair, and depositions from current and former NCAA officials who played key roles in the USC investigation.

    And one of the most contentious episodes in NCAA's

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