After Southern California failed to win the Pac-12 or the Cotton Bowl last season because of defensive breakdowns in the fourth quarter, the No. 6 Trojans understand having a successful season will come down to whether or not there are improvements on that side of the ball.
“We get it,” safety Bryson Shaw said. “We know the position we’re in as a defense here. We know what we got on the offensive side of the ball. We know it’s on us.”
Grinch and his staff evaluated every part of the defense in the offseason, even digging into practice film in hopes of identifying the causes of those issues. The Trojans added former touted recruits in Bear Alexander from Georgia and Anthony Lucas from Texas A&M with prototypical size and standout athleticism. They found proven contributors at the power conference level in Jack Sullivan from Purdue and Kyon Barrs, who was named second-team All-Pac-12 last year for the Wildcats. Jamil Muhammad, an edge defender who had 11 tackles for loss with 7 1/2 sacks in the past two seasons at Georgia State, brings tantalizing upside.
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