Ducks Wire editor is hugely impressed with USC’s defense (even with the loss to Utah)

Even when accounting for the rough night vs Utah, #USC’s defense has still exceeded expectations to this point. It’s a good reminder of how far this team has come.

We have been talking to Ducks Wire in the middle of the Pac-12 football season for some “halfway point” observations of the conference.

Even when accounting for the disappointing performance at Utah in Week 7, it remains that USC’s defense has, on balance, greatly exceeded expectations in the first half of the 2022 campaign.

Ducks Wire editor Zachary Neel had this to say:

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I think my biggest surprise this year has to be that the Trojans are getting the job done not only on offense but on defense as well.

We all knew coming into the season that Caleb Williams and Travis Dye and Lincoln Riley were going to put up points, but USC is among the most capitalistic teams in the nation, averaging almost 2.5 takeaways per game for the season.

I was maybe wrongfully under the impression before the season that the Trojans would have to win all of their games in shootout fashion, but so far I’ve been proven wrong on that front.

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