Former NFL Hall of Fame running back O.J. Simpson, who won the Heisman Trophy for the USC Trojans in 1968, had a lot to say about the upcoming matchup between his Trojans and the Colorado Buffaloes.
Simpson, during a recent appearance on the “It Is What It Is” YouTube show, said: “I think it’s going to be a high scoring game. I don’t know if Colorado, because of their lines, can keep up with SC, but I do know their skill position players can. I’ve been critical the last two years of USC’s secondary. I think they’re poor tacklers in USC’s secondary. But your skill position players can play with anybody. Speed wins.
“SC is a fast team,” Simpson said, “Oregon, I think, surprised them (Colorado) about how fast Oregon is. Oregon’s been fast for a number of years ever since some of Snoop Dogg’s guys from his Pop Warner league started going up there playing for them. But they’re a fast team and the advantage that SC and Oregon has over Colorado is in the offensive and defensive line.
“They’ve got bigger guys, who are probably a little bit more mature. I know Deion [Sanders] this offseason is praying that some of these big, starting, all-conference linemen from other schools transfer to him then he can turn that program — he’s got it turned around — but he can make them a national competing team if he can get those linemen.”
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