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Tim Prangley, Trojans Wire
Anyone who follows USC football knows that in recent years, fundamentals fell off a cliff. The Trojans were soft under Clay Helton and his below-average defensive coordinators. They briefly rebounded in 2022 under Lincoln Riley and his attention to detail on offense, but were still gut-punched by a lack of precision on defense under Alex Grinch and were also sloppy on special teams. A botched kickoff return led to the safety which made their Cotton Bowl loss possible against Tulane. In 2023, fundamentals completely fell apart for the USC Trojans. They were not a sound team, they were not a tough team, they were not a good team. They were average. They scored tons of points against weak opponents but couldn’t answer the bell aginast the better teams on their schedule.
In 2024, everyone knows the USC Trojans need to return to fundamentals. Are players buying in with a new defensive staff on board, as preseason camp gets rolling? Let’s take a look:
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USC offensive lineman told R.J. Abeytia of 247Sports, “The biggest takeaway I have from last year is just about all the details and all the little things and all the relationships that it takes to be a good football team on Saturdays.”
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Monheim also told Abeytia and 247Sports, “We had a very talented team last year, and ultimately we still didn’t get the product we wanted. Looking back on it, that’s got to be a result of a lack of something else. We weren’t a good enough team. As a whole, we didn’t execute well enough.”
That “something else” was coaching. USC lacked good coaching. This new staff is focused on teaching technique properly. It’s a return to the basics for the Trojans.
Crucially, it’s not just on defense. Monheim knows his offensive…
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Author : Trojans Wire
Publish date : 2024-08-08 16:06:59
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