Max Browne stood in the shotgun formation during Saturday’s practice, waiting. Toa Lobendahn flicked his wrist to snap the ball. Browne still waited — the ball never reached him, so he lunged, the ball wriggled away, and the defense pounced on it.
Such has been life for USC’s quarterbacks, who’ve flailed at more wayward snaps than they’d prefer during training camp.
“To be frank, we’ve got to get better at it in the next three weeks,” Coach Clay Helton said.
The problem has festered since the first day of camp, when Nico Falah filled in for Lobendahn, the usual center, who was easing back from a knee injury.