LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Southern California defense did everything with a spring in its collective step over the past two weeks. In practice drills, conditioning work and even team meetings, the 24th-ranked Trojans relentlessly pushed the tempo.
After that long stretch on fast-forward, USC paused its padded practices a day earlier than normal, recharging that defense for a season-defining run at top-ranked Oregon on Saturday.
The Ducks’ collection of track stars in their spread-option offense is the reason for the Trojans’ unusual approach to an annual rivalry game that only gets juicer with Oregon’s ascent and USC’s fall.
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