I hate spring scrimmages. Fans tend to read too much into them and the stats are always utterly meaningless. Just remember that two years ago, Whitney Lewis caught seven passes for 122 yards and a touchdown to lead USC in receiving at the Coliseum. Need I continue?

With that in mind, I don’t put too much stock into Mark Sanchez’s unimpressive stats in Saturday night’s scrimmage at the Coliseum. Sanchez completed 13 of 28 passes for 234 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions.
Those interceptions were not pretty passes, but Sanchez also threw his share of nice passes (particularly on a sideline route to Chris McFoy).
It doesn’t matter how many passes he completed. What does matter is that Sanchez got into a game-simulated atmosphere and probably learned almost as much as in a week of practices. He desperately needs these situations before the fall, because John David Booty’s back injury makes it likely Sanchez will be in a far better position to fight for the starting quarterback position.
“It’s got to accelerate the process (with Booty out),” USC coach Pete Carroll said after the scrimmage. “We wanted to make it hard on Mark tonight.”[EP
Sanchez was unhappy with his performance. “I think it’s good I’m rough on myself,” he said. “I think I’m going to learn a lot.”