USC blew out Utah State a week after Alabama routed the Trojans. What have the coaches learned from those vastly different outcomes? Plenty in terms of finding out what areas must be fixed.
Here are seven issues USC must address if it wants to upset No. 7-ranked Stanford on Saturday:
1. Are USC’s wide receivers overrated?
An NFL assistant coach who watched the Alabama and Utah State games said JuJu Smith-Schuster was the only wide receiver who seemed to be able to beat press coverage, when the defender makes contact at the line of scrimmage.