Plenty of news to report as we start looking ahead to game two...
- Looking back, the Trojans came away from the opener injury-free. Abe Markowitz returned today and will compete for a starting guard spot.
Javorious "Buck" Allen (pictured by Jon SooHoo) participated in his first practice. At first glance, he has an upright running style a la Adrian Peterson. He'll wear #37.- Marc Tyler is officially back. He could help immediately in short yardage as a bigger runner and the offense will benefit from having another veteran in the huddle, Lane Kiffin said. "He did everything right," Kiffin said about Tyler's reinstatement.
- Dillon Baxter attracted a large media scrum after practice due to the now public nature of his Sunday meeting with the head coach. "He practiced as hard as he ever has," said Kiffin about Baxter's positive response today. "That's what we want to see."
- Sammy Knight will take over as the secondary coach. He'll get help from Monte Kiffin, especially in the meeting room. "We've got a lot of confidence in Sammy," Lane Kiffin said. "I know the players like Sammy a lot too."
- The head coach took some heat in the wake of game one for his critical post-game comments about the offense having only two good players. "I didn't mean it that way. Obviously, we had some guys that did play well," Kiffin mentioned Matt Kalil and Rhett Ellison as two more positives. He also liked the running back play.
- Kiffin continues to be concerned about his offensive line and tight ends. "We need to be more consistent," said Kiffin who pointed at the stark contrast between the line play in the first half (positive) and the second half (negative plus TE drops).
- The coaching staff feels a sense of urgency to get the offensive line solidified ahead of a stern test from Utah's defensive front four. In the Lane Kiffin era, "This is the best front four we've seen and had to face," Kiffin said. "The front seven in general is really, really good and dominant at times."
- Center Khaled Holmes echoed his coach's sentiment regarding Utah's talent up front and the improvement needed to defuse them. "The way we played in the first half, if we can play like that in all four quarters, we can put a great game together," Holmes said. "Utah has a great front four. I'm looking forward to the challenge."
- Kiffin pointed out the wayward shotgun snap as the momentum changing point in the second half. "It was a strange thing, but it's not something that is going to happen again," Holmes declared. "As soon as I snapped it, it just felt wrong."
- As for the drops, tight ends coach Justin Mesa worked with his unit after practice on making the tough catch. He hammered them with a pad as they tried to reel in passes.
- Play of the day: Freshman OL Cyrus Hobbi dominated fellow freshman Antwaun Woods in the one-on-one session. He basically rooted his teammate to the spot and left him spinning his wheels. Both players will likely redshirt.
- Here is a long media session with Lane Kiffin...
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