Justin Davis is used to answering the questions of his fellow running backs. Davis is reliable and experienced, USC’s only senior tailback. Running backs coach Tommie Robinson calls him “the old man, he’s the gray beard guy,” and the younger teammates seek out his counsel.
When Davis has a question, though, he turns to sophomore Ronald Jones II. Usually, he wants to know one thing.
“I just ask him how he’s so fast,” Davis said.
“I didn’t have anything for him,” Jones said.
No freshman in USC’s history has run for more yards than Jones did last season — not Reggie Bush, Charles White or Marcus Allen.