USC Now morning report: Trojans get physical
USC’s Chris Hawkins, left, and Porter Gustin pursue California running back Khalfani Muhammad during a game in Berkeley on Oct. 31.
(Eric Risberg / Associated Press)
Quote of the day: “We are a very physical team, I feel like. Our run defense has gotten much better since we started doing the practices where we compete against each other, and our d-line and linebackers are playing lights-out right now.”
-- USC safety Chris Hawkins
In The Times:
- Let’s call him AD Pat: honorable intentions and a rocky road
- USC’s Adoree’ Jackson gets lots of props for big defensive play
- Petros Papadakis is no longer USC basketball public address announcer
- USC’s Darreus Rogers continues to work through hamstring injury
- USC Now video update: Clay Helton emphasizes pass rush
- USC mail impresses 2017 quarterback Tate Martell
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