We can debate how important it is that the USC wide receivers dropped multiple passes and were sloppy in Saturday’s spring game. We can discuss how alarming it is that the defense missed a lot of tackles in open space. We can speculate about Malachi Nelson, given the many rough edges he displayed on Saturday. We can argue about the level of quality in the secondary, given that we saw a mixture of interceptions, pass interference penalties, and insufficient coverage which was bailed out by dropped passes from receivers.
We can have real debates about a lot of topics coming out of the spring game, but on one point there should be no debate: USC achieved the No. 1 goal of every college football team in its spring game.
Yes, fans and analysts want to see progressions in various aspects of competition and player development, but the top goal for every spring game at every school is always and invariably this: no big injuries.
USC achieved that.
We remember Travis Dye getting hurt against Colorado last year. We know how much injuries affected this team: Eric Gentry, Andrew Vorhees, Romello Height, Domani Jackson, and others.
USC’s ability to avoid a key injury makes the spring game fundamentally successful — not a runaway success, but certainly a game which did not set this team back heading into August camp.
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