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LOS ANGELES – The weather was perfect but the passes were not. Throws unfurled by the three Southern California quarterbacks currently on campus during practice here on Thursday landed in the general area code of willing receivers but fell incomplete, one after another, or off the hands of defensive backs.
Defense wins championships, head coach Clay Helton said afterwards, so it’s a good thing the USC defense looks up to the challenge.