Linebacker Su’a Cravens not satisfied with individual highlights

USC linebacker Su’a Cravens played another productive game in the Trojans’ loss to Stanford.

The junior made 13 tackles, including a sack, and broke up a pass.

Not that it made him feel any better.

“It wasn’t enough to get the win,” he said Tuesday, “so it doesn’t matter.”

Cravens must continue to be a playmaker if USC hopes to rebound on Saturday at Arizona State, which is 2-1 after last week’s victory over New Mexico.

Coach Steve Sarkisian said on Sunday that instilling a “bully mentality” in the defense remained a work in progress.

“We’ve always had it,” Cravens said. “It’s just deciding if we’re going to go out there and execute it every time we go out onto the field.

“We haven’t been doing that, but as the season progresses we have to get better at it. And I think we will.”

Asked whether goals and instructions from coaches were getting lost in translation, Cravens said it was up to players to carry out the game plan.

“A lot of people say it’s the coaches, but sometimes it’s the players,” he said. “When we go out, we just have to execute our assignments.”

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