October is ending. November is about to begin. We are through Week 9 of the 2022 Pac-12 football season, heading into Week 10. USC is almost certain to be 9-1 through 10 games. The Trojans will have everything to play for heading into their rivalry games against UCLA and Notre Dame. This is how it should be.
What isn’t how it should be: USC’s health.
The Trojans are missing a lot of bodies, including on defense. They didn’t have Eric Gentry or Ralen Goforth against Arizona this past weekend. They also didn’t have Korey Foreman. We keep waiting for Foreman to give this team more, but injuries haven’t cooperated.
Maybe it’s time to look for a new X-factor on this defense.
It could be Bryson Shaw. Let’s dive deeper into this topic: