We forgot to post this yesterday.
RESULT: No. 8 USC 28, Arizona State 0
RECORD: 4-1, 2-1
WEEK 5 GPA: C+
QUARTERBACK
Usually, you lose when the QB commits 4 turnovers.
D
RUNNING BACKS
Joe McKnight snapped out of his funk and didn’t fumble.
B+
WIDE RECEIVERS
All that talk about improvement suffered a setback.
D+
OFFENSIVE LINE
No one escaped blame for the dreadful third quarter.
C-
DEFENSIVE LINE
Fili Moala blocked two field goals and recovered a fumble.
A-
LINEBACKERS
Brian Cushing played a strong game. Rey Maualuga started slowly.
B+
SECONDARY
Pete Carroll said Kevin Thomas played the best game of his career.
B+
SPECIAL TEAMS
No news is good news but fake FG backfired.
C
COACHING
The play-calling remains an issue and would matter against a real team.
C-