Defense has upper hand in USC situational scrimmage

Trojans linebacker Michael Hutchings returns an interception during USC's scrimmage on Saturday. (Shotgun Spratling / Los Angeles Times)USC players donned their game uniforms Saturday for a situational scrimmage that ended training camp.

But the Trojans offense did not look game ready.

Quarterbacks Cody Kessler and Max Browne started slow and struggled to consistently sustain drives.

Tailback Tre Madden and receiver Isaac Whitney lost fumbles, and the offensive line allowed pressure from defensive linemen and linebackers.

"We have to find a way as an offense, when things don't go great in the first or second quarter of a game to regroup and then play good football," Coach Steve Sarkisian said,…