The Trojans’ defense is still a work in progress and freshman running back Quinten Joyner shines as other first-year players make their debut
LOS ANGELES — Here are some takeaways from USC’s spring football game, won by the defense by the score of 42-34.The USC defense was always going to be the unit that received the most scrutiny in the spring game after an offseason wondering if it could fix all the problems that existed in 2022. So when the USC offense drove 75 yards in three plays on the opening series of the game, it spelled trouble for Alex Grinch’s beleaguered unit.
Except that the third-team O-line mashed USC’s defensive front to set up a 45-yard carry by freshman running back Quinten Joyner. Only two Mason Murphy false starts allowed the defense to escape allowing only a field goal. But by that time, the USC offense had pulled most of its starters. The only starting offensive lineman in the game was Jonah Monheim, who was experimenting at center after starting at right tackle.
Overall, it was a good day for the USC run game. The line did a good job blocking and creating space. South Carolina transfer MarShawn Lloyd didn’t shine too much on the ground, but drew some oohs from the Coliseum crowd with a 25-yard catch in which he tiptoed down the sideline, then spun around to make a tackler miss and pick up extra yards. Freshman A’Marion Peterson added a late TD and hurdled over a defender.
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