The 2017 USC football season is set to kickoff with high hopes and ambitions for the team’s national prospects, along with the individual performances of acclaimed Trojans.
Troy returns a wealth of playmakers, from quarterback Sam Darnold and tailback Ronald Jones on offense, to a defense loaded with impact players like Porter Gustin, Cameron Smith and Iman Marshall.
But who will rise to the top of the stat sheet? Reign of Troy sat down to hammer out some predictions on some over/under lines and stat leaders for the Trojans in 2017. Let’s begin at quarterback…
Sam Darnold: O/U 35 passing touchdowns
Alicia de Artola: Under — The Trojan quarterback could certainly approach 35 passing touchdowns, but he threw 31 last year with some major padding courtesy of Cal, Oregon and Penn State, when he threw five each.