Amon-ra St. Brown was in his dorm room Sunday when he texted his roommate, JT Daniels, to ask if he had won the starting quarterback job. Daniels gave him the good news, and the high school teammates from Santa Ana Mater Dei connected on FaceTime for a quick chat.
St. Brown said all the right things during his first interview of the season Tuesday: among USC quarterbacks, he doesn’t feel that much more chemistry with Daniels; his first catch as a Trojan won’t be any more meaningful because it will come from Daniels.
But, watching them work together during fall camp, it was no surprise that three of Daniels’ four touchdowns in the first scrimmage went to St.