The USC football team has mounting issues. One of them, from the moment the Trojans stepped onto the Coliseum turf for their season opener 10 games ago, was that they have a center who is not proficient at getting the football to the quarterback.
Toa Lobendahn has worked on it. He has changed his grip. He has adjusted in all the ways a center can adjust something that should be near perfection by this point in a season and, certainly, a five-year college career. For those who have watched USC this year, it is clear that Lobendahn has not come close to mastering the most essential part of his role.