USC Now morning report: Trojans get physical

USC's Chris Hawkins, left, and Porter Gustin pursue California running back Khalfani Muhammad during a game in Berkeley on Oct. 31.Quote of the day: "We are a very physical team, I feel like. Our run defense has gotten much better since we started doing the practices where we compete against each other, and our d-line and linebackers are playing lights-out right now."

-- USC safety Chris Hawkins

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