LOS ANGELES — It was the spring of 2013, and the Matt Barkley era at USC was over.
The main question seemed to be, which Max would take over for the record-setting Barkley as the new Trojan quarterback?
Would it be Max Wittek, the seeming heir apparent, a 6-4, 235-pound redshirt sophomore who had backed up Barkley the year before and had followed Barkley to USC from famed Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif.?
Or would it be Max Browne, the phenom, the 6-5, 215-pound true freshman from Sammamish, Wash., who was the Gatorade National Player of the Year and the No.