USC offensive line coach Neil Callaway is a man of few words. He didn't fail to disappoint when we caught up with him Thursday following USC's practice at the Coliseum. We also spoke with receiver Tyler Vaughns and QBs coach Bryan Ellis.
OL COACH NEIL CALLAWAY
--on the competition at left tackle through one week
"It’s going well. We’re letting everybody compete. We’ll makes some decisions after two weeks and go from there."
--on the growth of Austin Jackson after one year in the program
"Mentally, he’s way ahead of where he was last year, learning and knowing everything, so he’s doing good."
--on how Clayton Bradley has performed in camp
"He’s gotten better. Again, it’s been well by both of them. They both have done well and we’re letting the competition continue and we’ll see how it works out. ... The last couple days (Clayton's) had to go at right because of Chuma (Edoga) not being there, but he's done well."
--on whether the competition at left tackle is really tight
"Yeah. It's Coach Helton’s call. But I imagine it’ll go about another week and we’ll try to decide what’s what."
--on Toa Lobendahn's struggles with snapping the ball
"He’s just a little rusty but he’ll be fine."
--on whether the issue is more mental or physical
"I just think he’s just a little rusty."
--on how Andrew Vorhees has fared of late
"He's had a good camp. Great kid. Works hard, very conscientious."
--on if not having Edoga available has been disruptive
"Not really. Clayton's done well, so not really, no."
--on whether hes' been pleased with the O-line in camp
"I think we've gotten better. It's been pretty consistent. I think we're OK."
--on if the O-line is further along with run blocking or pass protection
"About the same. I don't think there's a difference. We've thrown the ball more this camp than we've thrown it. But I think it's been about the same."
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WR TYLER VAUGHNS
--on how JT Daniels is playing
"He came in knowledgeable. He's just clicking with the offense. The quarterbacks brought him in, got him on the same page with everybody. He came in with the swagger, like, I belong here. Once you carry yourself like that you have to put that on the field and he’s shown that day in and day out. So we’re just trying to see how far he can take it. It all about consistency."
--on what he likes about him in particular
"Everything he does is well. He’s a very smart quarterback and knows how to do everything that you need in a really good quarterback. Just the plays he makes, how he throws the ball, his knowledge of the game is good."
--on their timing
"That just comes from his playmaking ability. We all threw in the summer, we got used to each other, so that really helped. But just coming out here and playing, trying to go against the defense, going full speed, nothing is slow, so that’s why.”
--on his ball placement
“There’s not too many quarterbacks out there that can throw back shoulders or any type of sideline-to-sideline ball and all our quarterbacks can do that. They’re competing with each other every day so I think that’s really helping them in their throwing. The recent practices they’ve been going back and forth with each other.”
--on the focus of the receivers in the midst of a QB competition
"Keeping everything the same, so that everyone sees the same view. We’re trying to get on the same page as the quarterbacks, get the timing down."
--on his personal points of emphasis in camp
"Strength in my legs, route running, getting out of my breaks even faster."
--on his first impressions of Amon-Ra St. Brown
"He’s been making plays like the one he made (Thursday) in the back of the end zone. Just plays like that, as a freshman, you really don’t see that too often. It’s real high level."
OL COACH NEIL CALLAWAY
--on the competition at left tackle through one week
"It’s going well. We’re letting everybody compete. We’ll makes some decisions after two weeks and go from there."
--on the growth of Austin Jackson after one year in the program
"Mentally, he’s way ahead of where he was last year, learning and knowing everything, so he’s doing good."
--on how Clayton Bradley has performed in camp
"He’s gotten better. Again, it’s been well by both of them. They both have done well and we’re letting the competition continue and we’ll see how it works out. ... The last couple days (Clayton's) had to go at right because of Chuma (Edoga) not being there, but he's done well."
--on whether the competition at left tackle is really tight
"Yeah. It's Coach Helton’s call. But I imagine it’ll go about another week and we’ll try to decide what’s what."
--on Toa Lobendahn's struggles with snapping the ball
"He’s just a little rusty but he’ll be fine."
--on whether the issue is more mental or physical
"I just think he’s just a little rusty."
--on how Andrew Vorhees has fared of late
"He's had a good camp. Great kid. Works hard, very conscientious."
--on if not having Edoga available has been disruptive
"Not really. Clayton's done well, so not really, no."
--on whether hes' been pleased with the O-line in camp
"I think we've gotten better. It's been pretty consistent. I think we're OK."
--on if the O-line is further along with run blocking or pass protection
"About the same. I don't think there's a difference. We've thrown the ball more this camp than we've thrown it. But I think it's been about the same."
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WR TYLER VAUGHNS
--on how JT Daniels is playing
"He came in knowledgeable. He's just clicking with the offense. The quarterbacks brought him in, got him on the same page with everybody. He came in with the swagger, like, I belong here. Once you carry yourself like that you have to put that on the field and he’s shown that day in and day out. So we’re just trying to see how far he can take it. It all about consistency."
--on what he likes about him in particular
"Everything he does is well. He’s a very smart quarterback and knows how to do everything that you need in a really good quarterback. Just the plays he makes, how he throws the ball, his knowledge of the game is good."
--on their timing
"That just comes from his playmaking ability. We all threw in the summer, we got used to each other, so that really helped. But just coming out here and playing, trying to go against the defense, going full speed, nothing is slow, so that’s why.”
--on his ball placement
“There’s not too many quarterbacks out there that can throw back shoulders or any type of sideline-to-sideline ball and all our quarterbacks can do that. They’re competing with each other every day so I think that’s really helping them in their throwing. The recent practices they’ve been going back and forth with each other.”
--on the focus of the receivers in the midst of a QB competition
"Keeping everything the same, so that everyone sees the same view. We’re trying to get on the same page as the quarterbacks, get the timing down."
--on his personal points of emphasis in camp
"Strength in my legs, route running, getting out of my breaks even faster."
--on his first impressions of Amon-Ra St. Brown
"He’s been making plays like the one he made (Thursday) in the back of the end zone. Just plays like that, as a freshman, you really don’t see that too often. It’s real high level."
