Here’s the grades from Homecoming.
RESULT: No. 25 Stanford 55, No. 11 USC 21
RECORD: 7-3, 4-3.
WEEK 10 GPA: D
QUARTERBACK
Is Matt Barkley still playing as well as any USC QB in the Carroll era?
F
RUNNING BACKS
Joe McKnight showed up to play. Few others did.
B-
WIDE RECEIVERS
Obviously USC needs to recruit this position for next year.
C
OFFENSIVE LINE
Maybe one of these guys can flip to defense to stop the run.
C-
DEFENSIVE LINE
Perhaps it’s time to give Malik Jackson some extra snaps here.
F
LINEBACKERS
OK, USC does miss Rey Maualuga and Brian Cushing.
F
DEFENSIVE BACKS
They made a lot of tackles but 10 yards behind the line of scrimmage.
D+
SPECIAL TEAMS
When you lost by 34 points, who cares about this topic?
D+
COACHING
Stanford stomped on the front seven but what was Plan B to stop the run?
F