After one of USC's first practices of fall camp, Clay Helton could be heard telling his players exactly who he wants them to become.
There was no need to be shy about it. The USC coach desires an offense so physically tough that it could tell the defense before every play that a run is coming and still be able to pick up the necessary yardage. He wants a defense that won’t wilt when that scenario is flipped, say, against a stubborn team such as the Stanford Cardinal.
Wednesday, in the Trojans’ only fully padded workout of camp to this point, Helton reinforced that message.