So, what did Kevon Seymour have for breakfast?
"Super oatmeal," he joked.
The senior cornerback had one of his best days of practice Saturday, maybe the best he's ever had as a Trojan. His demeanor afterward was no different than always: kind, upbeat, determined.
He seems more focused than usual, though. He knows how little time he has left at USC.
"It's so fast," he said. "I thought high school went by fast. I'm graduating this spring too, so I'll be able to spend more time perfecting my craft in the fall."
Seymour has clearly begun the process this offseason. He repeatedly got the best of JuJu Smith in USC's third practice of the spring, highlighted by an interception in the end zone.
"I look at myself as a shutdown corner," Seymour said. "JuJu's a great player. We've got a lot of great receivers. It's fun. They're making us better, we're making them better."
He acknowledged facing Smith pushes him to another gear.
"I have to," Seymour said. "That dude's big. I gotta bring everything I got."
Now the veteran of the defensive backfield, he's making a concerted effort to be more of a leader. Coach Steve Sarkisian challenged him to have a bigger presence in practice. Thus far he is responding.
"It starts with communicating, getting the guys in the same direction and going from there," he said. "I'm comfortable out here, just having fun. It would be nothing if we weren't having fun. That goes with taking care of our techniques and our assignments."
Seymour is undergoing a bit of a transformation in multiple areas. He's bulked up some, now weighing in at 184 pounds, and has cut off his familiar dreadlocks.
"I always told myself I was going to cut it when I'm done with my career, just a business decision," he said. "I just came to a conclusion one day, a week before the bowl game, you know, it's time to cut my hair. I'm going to start shaking hands. Maybe I'll have an internship in the fall. Just business. My perception. Just fighting against society, you know what I mean? Perception means a lot in this world, no matter how good of a person you are. That's how I look at it."
"Super oatmeal," he joked.
The senior cornerback had one of his best days of practice Saturday, maybe the best he's ever had as a Trojan. His demeanor afterward was no different than always: kind, upbeat, determined.
He seems more focused than usual, though. He knows how little time he has left at USC.
"It's so fast," he said. "I thought high school went by fast. I'm graduating this spring too, so I'll be able to spend more time perfecting my craft in the fall."
Seymour has clearly begun the process this offseason. He repeatedly got the best of JuJu Smith in USC's third practice of the spring, highlighted by an interception in the end zone.
"I look at myself as a shutdown corner," Seymour said. "JuJu's a great player. We've got a lot of great receivers. It's fun. They're making us better, we're making them better."
He acknowledged facing Smith pushes him to another gear.
"I have to," Seymour said. "That dude's big. I gotta bring everything I got."
Now the veteran of the defensive backfield, he's making a concerted effort to be more of a leader. Coach Steve Sarkisian challenged him to have a bigger presence in practice. Thus far he is responding.
"It starts with communicating, getting the guys in the same direction and going from there," he said. "I'm comfortable out here, just having fun. It would be nothing if we weren't having fun. That goes with taking care of our techniques and our assignments."
Seymour is undergoing a bit of a transformation in multiple areas. He's bulked up some, now weighing in at 184 pounds, and has cut off his familiar dreadlocks.
"I always told myself I was going to cut it when I'm done with my career, just a business decision," he said. "I just came to a conclusion one day, a week before the bowl game, you know, it's time to cut my hair. I'm going to start shaking hands. Maybe I'll have an internship in the fall. Just business. My perception. Just fighting against society, you know what I mean? Perception means a lot in this world, no matter how good of a person you are. That's how I look at it."
