USC, JT Daniels look to bounce back against Texas

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The college education of JT Daniels ultimately looked like this: his bruised right (throwing) hand wrapped completely in a bag of ice as he searched for answers about USC's inability to score a touchdown in his second career start.

In the quiet darkness behind Stanford Stadium, where team buses were idling just yards away, Daniels emerged from the locker room with a box of Mexican food tucked under his left arm to find a cluster of microphones waiting for him. His grizzled demeanor and firm self-confidence belied his lack of experience: This was all new to him.

The 17-3 loss at No. 9 Stanford left Daniels battered and beaten in a way that was likely foreign to him as…