The weapon that is tempo has become more and more of a fixture in football over the years. USC football was looking to harness it for a variety of lessons on Thursday as they completed Day 11 of Fall Camp practices.
In a second-consecutive practice with shells and shorts, the Trojans ran a longer-than-normal 11-on-11 tempo period, with JT Daniels leading the first team and Matt Fink commanding the second team.
What was normally a six rep affair was extended to eight reps with one goal in mind: Giving the team on both sides of the ball a taste of “reality.