After a disastrous 5-7 season, Clay Helton’s USC football team kicks off the year against Jeff Tedford’s Fresno State Bulldogs under the lights of the newly renovated Coliseum.
The fresh start comes with the opportunity to shirk the negative statistics that defined the failures of last year. If the Trojans can reverse some of their destructive tendencies and expose Fresno State’s early-season flaws, a victory is very much in hand.
Here are the key analytics for tonight’s matchup with the Bulldogs…
Win the Field Position Battle
It’s no secret. The 2018 Trojans had numerous fatal deficiencies.