As USC football began the week preparing for another key Pac-12 South battle, head coach Clay Helton laid out all the things that stand out about the Trojans’ next opponent: The Utah Utes.
“Coach Whittingham has got his kids playing as well as anybody in our conference right now over the last two weeks,” Helton said, highlighting Utah’s impressive wins over Stanford and Arizona to bounce back from losses to Washington and Washington State at the start of the conference slate.
On offense, the Utes are led by a dependable running game. Zach Moss is averaging 100 yards per game, Helton noted, but quarterback Tyler Huntley is also a danger man with his legs doing damage on designed runs and scrambles.