There’s a very simple word of football wisdom to ponder on Saturday night, after USC somehow beat Oregon State despite scoring only 17 points, seven of those points set up by a short 26-yard field: You are what you are.
Bill Parcells and other longtime football coaches have been fond of saying that at some point, reality is reality. It might not be what anyone expected, and it might not seem to mesh with months of offseason analysis or a larger understanding of rosters and schemes, but at some point, we have to accept reality for what it is: This USC defense knows how to get turnovers.
It saved the Trojans against Oregon State. Let’s dive into this amazing plot point for USC’s 2022 season: