USC has the best quarterback in the Pac-12 in 2023. It has one of the two best wide receiver rooms alongside Washington. The Trojans have a top-two offensive line, matched or exceeded only by Oregon State. On the offensive side of the ball, they’re a top-two Pac-12 program. They also have the best offensive play-caller and play-designer in the Pac-12, Lincoln Riley.
Now, about that defense…
If USC can get a top-two performance from any of its defensive position groups this year, that would give the Trojans a huge boost in their attempt to win the Pac-12 and make the College Football Playoff.
Jack Follman of SuperWest Sports has the USC Trojans’ linebacker group ranked second in the league, right behind the Utah Utes. The addition of Oklahoma State transfer Mason Cobb is a huge reason why:
“The Trojans have a nice new veteran leader here with Cobb transferring in from Oklahoma State and two proven veterans in (Shane) Lee and (Eric) Gentry. They’ll be really strong if a new young player can step up,” Follman wrote.
If Follman is right in ranking USC No. 2 among all Pac-12 linebacker rooms, the Trojans will be in very good shape as long as the defensive line doesn’t collapse.
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