With approximately 15,000 fans in attendance, USC wrapped up spring ball with a scrimmage at the Coliseum that was chock-full of highlights. On a perfect, 70-degree day, RipsIt took in the game from the the press box high above the field. A few observations and stats...
- Defense dominated the first half, allowing only one touchdown and recovering a fumble. The front seven had great pressure and generally kept the running game in check, while the secondary forced incompletions with tight coverage and active hands. The Cardinal (defensive) squad held a 17-7 lead at halftime.
- The second half was a different story for the White (offensive) squad, which racked up 47 more points, to finish with 54. We saw an arsenal of offensive plays, including some wildcat formations, a mixture of deep, mid, and short passes, and solid running. The White squad finished the day with a win, taking the game by the final score of 54-30.
- Dillon Baxter impressed, in front of his largest audience as a Trojan (not including the nearly 2 million people who have watched his YouTube highlight from a recent USC practice). The tailback racked up 129 yards on 13 carries with a long of 58 and a touchdown. He also completed a pass to Mustain on a trick play which went for a first down.
- In the air, Mitch Mustain had an outstanding day, completing 19 of 29 for 299 yards and five touchdowns. Matt Barkley finished 7 of 16 for 87 yards and a score, although his day was cut short after throwing a beautiful deep touchdown pass to Travon Patterson in which he injured his hand.
- Patterson grabbed two touchdown passes on the day, displaying his blazing speed on both. In addition to the bomb from Barkley, he also caught a pass from Mustain just inside the 30 and scooted past defenders down the near sideline, just making it inside the pylon. He added 101 receiving yards to go with his two scores.
- Stanley Havili caught touchdown passes of 28, 33 and 50 on his way to amassing 129 receiving yards.
- Defensively, Shareece Wright continued to prove why he's a leader in the secondary. The senior cornerback had five tackles and three deflections while covering USC's top receivers all day long.
- Malcolm Smith also notched six tackles and a deflection, and Nick Perry had a nice all-around performance with 5 tackles, a sack and a deflection.
Check back later for a full story recap of today's scrimmage, as well as a photo slideshow. If you want to read some of the live play-by-play, scroll down to the live blog to read the full transcript of what took place earlier today during the action.
- Defense dominated the first half, allowing only one touchdown and recovering a fumble. The front seven had great pressure and generally kept the running game in check, while the secondary forced incompletions with tight coverage and active hands. The Cardinal (defensive) squad held a 17-7 lead at halftime.
- The second half was a different story for the White (offensive) squad, which racked up 47 more points, to finish with 54. We saw an arsenal of offensive plays, including some wildcat formations, a mixture of deep, mid, and short passes, and solid running. The White squad finished the day with a win, taking the game by the final score of 54-30.
- Dillon Baxter impressed, in front of his largest audience as a Trojan (not including the nearly 2 million people who have watched his YouTube highlight from a recent USC practice). The tailback racked up 129 yards on 13 carries with a long of 58 and a touchdown. He also completed a pass to Mustain on a trick play which went for a first down.
- In the air, Mitch Mustain had an outstanding day, completing 19 of 29 for 299 yards and five touchdowns. Matt Barkley finished 7 of 16 for 87 yards and a score, although his day was cut short after throwing a beautiful deep touchdown pass to Travon Patterson in which he injured his hand.
- Patterson grabbed two touchdown passes on the day, displaying his blazing speed on both. In addition to the bomb from Barkley, he also caught a pass from Mustain just inside the 30 and scooted past defenders down the near sideline, just making it inside the pylon. He added 101 receiving yards to go with his two scores.
- Stanley Havili caught touchdown passes of 28, 33 and 50 on his way to amassing 129 receiving yards.
- Defensively, Shareece Wright continued to prove why he's a leader in the secondary. The senior cornerback had five tackles and three deflections while covering USC's top receivers all day long.
- Malcolm Smith also notched six tackles and a deflection, and Nick Perry had a nice all-around performance with 5 tackles, a sack and a deflection.
Check back later for a full story recap of today's scrimmage, as well as a photo slideshow. If you want to read some of the live play-by-play, scroll down to the live blog to read the full transcript of what took place earlier today during the action.
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