No team will
make such a significant jump
in the polls as will these USC
Trojans. The sheer amount of
returning starters is certainly
not the where all/be all of
preseason team rankings. If
it was, then USC rules. No team
in college football has 20 starters
set to come back. Naturally,
this is before any underclassmen
have been able to declare for
the NFL such as All-American
defensive end Leonard Williams.
It appears as though the Reggie
Bush/NCAA sanctions might finally
be a thing of the past. There
is plenty of five-star talent
running around this campus again,
this time with a little more
depth behind them. Cody Kessler
returns for his third season
as the starting QB. He will
operate with a ton of skill
and experience across the entire
board. USC is just an attitude
adjustment away from making
big time noise. That adjustment
has to start with learning how
to win the games they are supposed
to win. But again with this
ranking, it must be stated that
no team in college football
returns this many starters.
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