Notes and observations from Thursday's practice:
USC was in full pads. Practice went for two hours and 15 minutes.
11-on-11:
Aca'Cedric Ware runs for a long gain to the third level of the D.
(the second team O and D enters)
Sam Darnold completes a pass downfield to De'Quan Hampton (Ajene Harris was in coverage).
Hampton catches a short pass and Ajene quickly takes him down.
Ronald Jones II runs left for a short gain.
RoJo goes right and picks up a handful.
***
Max Browne throws incomplete to Darreus Rogers (Marvell Tell with good coverage).
Malik Dorton stops a Justin Davis run.
Browne hits JuJu Smith-Schuster on a curl (Isaiah Langley was in coverage)
A quick out to Steven Mitchell Jr. goes for a short gain.
A shovel pass to Mitchell is stopped by Jabari Ruffin.
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Sam Darnold, facing a mix of the first and second team D, goes up the middle for a nice gain. That was a designed run.
Darnold runs right for a few.
Dorton stops a run by Davis.
Jalen Greene hits Deontay Burnett downfield.
Greene runs for a couple yards.
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Darnold, facing the first-team D, throws downfield to Rogers incomplete (Biggie Marshall with good coverage).
Jacob Daniel stops a run by RoJo.
RoJo runs left and picks up a handful.
***
Browne enters and the play is busted, so he runs for a couple.
Osa Masina tackles Ware in the backfield.
Wole Betiku penetrates and has a shot at RoJo but he runs around him for a big gain.
***
Greene hands off on consecutive plays.
Matt Fink enters and runs twice.
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Max Browne re-enters.
Uchenna Nwosu stops Davis at the line of scrimmage.
Masina stops Davis.
Masina stops Davis again.
1-on-1s:
(WRs vs. DBs)
(RBs vs. LBs/DL)
7-on-7:
Browne's pass is deflected and nearly picked off.
Michael Hutchings sacks Browne.
Browne connects with Darreus deep (Biggie in coverage).
Browne completes another pass (couldn't see who caught it).
Browne finds a wide open Burnett for a TD. (Nice misdirection from the offense there.)
(second team)
Darnold hits D. Imatorbhebhe (Masina in coverage)
Darnold connects with D. Imatorbhebhe downfield.
Darnold is sacked. John Houston was there, but it wasn't clear if he got him.
Darnold thros incomplete to Burnett.
Greene throws a TD to Petite.
***
Browne hits Rogers open over the middle.
Quinton Powell sacks Browne
Browne hits Petite for a few.
Coverage sack on Browne.
(second team)
Darnold completes a screen to Burnett.
Darnold hits Hampton.
Darnold throws short to Burnett.
Darnold throws a TD to Hampton.
***
Final challenge:
(offense was given 50 seconds and no timeouts to score from about midfield)
1st down: Malik Dorton and Rasheem Green sack Browne.
2nd: Browne tries for Petite downfield and it falls incomplete. (Browne put it in a perfect spot, where Petite just needed to put his arms up. It almost looked like he didn't see it.)
3rd: Porter Gustin and Dorton sack Browne.
4th: Browne throws deep to Mitchell and it falls incomplete. ... And the offense runs a lap.
***
As I mentioned in Quick Hits, Saturday's practice is at 10 a.m. at Howard Jones. (If you're coming, it's best to arrive before 10 a.m. because of the book festival on campus.)
Coming later in They Said It: Noah Jefferson, Marvell Tell and JuJu Smith-Schuster.
USC was in full pads. Practice went for two hours and 15 minutes.
11-on-11:
Aca'Cedric Ware runs for a long gain to the third level of the D.
(the second team O and D enters)
Sam Darnold completes a pass downfield to De'Quan Hampton (Ajene Harris was in coverage).
Hampton catches a short pass and Ajene quickly takes him down.
Ronald Jones II runs left for a short gain.
RoJo goes right and picks up a handful.
***
Max Browne throws incomplete to Darreus Rogers (Marvell Tell with good coverage).
Malik Dorton stops a Justin Davis run.
Browne hits JuJu Smith-Schuster on a curl (Isaiah Langley was in coverage)
A quick out to Steven Mitchell Jr. goes for a short gain.
A shovel pass to Mitchell is stopped by Jabari Ruffin.
***
Sam Darnold, facing a mix of the first and second team D, goes up the middle for a nice gain. That was a designed run.
Darnold runs right for a few.
Dorton stops a run by Davis.
Jalen Greene hits Deontay Burnett downfield.
Greene runs for a couple yards.
***
Darnold, facing the first-team D, throws downfield to Rogers incomplete (Biggie Marshall with good coverage).
Jacob Daniel stops a run by RoJo.
RoJo runs left and picks up a handful.
***
Browne enters and the play is busted, so he runs for a couple.
Osa Masina tackles Ware in the backfield.
Wole Betiku penetrates and has a shot at RoJo but he runs around him for a big gain.
***
Greene hands off on consecutive plays.
Matt Fink enters and runs twice.
***
Max Browne re-enters.
Uchenna Nwosu stops Davis at the line of scrimmage.
Masina stops Davis.
Masina stops Davis again.
1-on-1s:
(WRs vs. DBs)
- Burnett makes a nice catch on Tell.
- Biggie breaks up a pass to Rogers.
- Mitchell beats Matt Lopes
- A pass to JuJu falls incomplete but I believe Langley committed PI.
- Biggie breaks up a pass to Isaac Whitney
(RBs vs. LBs/DL)
- RoJo is beaten by Rasheem Green and then Olajuwon Tucker
- Grant Moore beats Davis
- After another rep between the two, Moore and Davis get tangled up and RBs coach Tommie Robinson is livid. He gets in-between the two and has some words for Moore.
- Ware stuffs Masina
7-on-7:
- Browne hits JuJu.
- Browne completes a pass to Rogers.
- Browne is unable to connect with Daniel Imatorbhebhe deep.
- Tyler Petite drops a TD.
- Browne throws short to Mitchell, who's stopped by Leon McQuay.
- Darnold hits D. Imatorbhebhe over the middle.
- Darnold goes right back to D. Imatorbhebhe.
- Fink tries for JuJu and Ajene bats it away.
- Fink completes a pass to Whitney for a nice gain.
Browne's pass is deflected and nearly picked off.
Michael Hutchings sacks Browne.
Browne connects with Darreus deep (Biggie in coverage).
Browne completes another pass (couldn't see who caught it).
Browne finds a wide open Burnett for a TD. (Nice misdirection from the offense there.)
(second team)
Darnold hits D. Imatorbhebhe (Masina in coverage)
Darnold connects with D. Imatorbhebhe downfield.
Darnold is sacked. John Houston was there, but it wasn't clear if he got him.
Darnold thros incomplete to Burnett.
Greene throws a TD to Petite.
***
Browne hits Rogers open over the middle.
Quinton Powell sacks Browne
Browne hits Petite for a few.
Coverage sack on Browne.
(second team)
Darnold completes a screen to Burnett.
Darnold hits Hampton.
Darnold throws short to Burnett.
Darnold throws a TD to Hampton.
***
Final challenge:
(offense was given 50 seconds and no timeouts to score from about midfield)
1st down: Malik Dorton and Rasheem Green sack Browne.
2nd: Browne tries for Petite downfield and it falls incomplete. (Browne put it in a perfect spot, where Petite just needed to put his arms up. It almost looked like he didn't see it.)
3rd: Porter Gustin and Dorton sack Browne.
4th: Browne throws deep to Mitchell and it falls incomplete. ... And the offense runs a lap.
***
As I mentioned in Quick Hits, Saturday's practice is at 10 a.m. at Howard Jones. (If you're coming, it's best to arrive before 10 a.m. because of the book festival on campus.)
Coming later in They Said It: Noah Jefferson, Marvell Tell and JuJu Smith-Schuster.
