Ever since spring, when the foundation of USC’s new defense first was built, Eric Gentry hadn’t made much effort to hide how happy he was with the overhaul. He was thrilled with the new scheme, which seemed to fit his unusual skillset as a 6-foot-6 linebacker, and thrilled with the new coaches, who actually seemed to understand him.
It didn’t take long during Sunday’s 27-20 win over LSU to see exactly why the gangly senior linebacker has been in such a good mood.
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