USC’s overall depth is better than it’s been in years, but the Trojans still face major concerns defensively when it comes to bodies available.
In fact, defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast said on Wednesday that the depth doesn’t feel any different than it did during his last stint at USC in 2013.
In response, head coach Clay Helton noted a solid two-deep at defensive back and linebacker which feels like an improvement over 2013 numbers. However, there’s one spot where they feel the crunch.
“On the defensive front right now we’re thin,” Helton said.
For Helton, it’s not that USC hasn’t recruited well enough up front, it’s that the Trojans have suffered some unfortunate injury trouble up front, losing Kenny Bigelow in the spring then missing Noah Jefferson for much of the fall.