LOS ANGELES >> If you think USC’s season reached a low point with its 17-point loss to Stanford, take a deeper dive into the performance and you might be astounded.
After Stanford tailback Christian McCaffrey scored on a 56-yard pass reception, the Trojans lined up for the extra point with eight players on the field. Not 10 players. Not 12 players. But eight players.
“Some guys were not paying attention,” USC special teams coach John Baxter said. “It’s not good. All the guys we’re talking about were rookies. They’ve all been fired.”
It gets worse. USC had eight men on the field one-to-two more times, according to the players.