Zach Banner and the Trojans are having fun.
“It’s unreal. I don’t know how to explain it,” the Trojan right tackle said as USC began Rose Bowl prep. “We’re really practicing hard, hitting each other, but it’s fun because we know the end goal.”
After practice the ever playful Banner sneaks in behind camera men and reporters interviewing Sam Darnold, squatting low so as not to stand out. He also wanders over to hover behind offensive line coach Neil Callaway while he speaks to writers.
That’s Zach Banner’s idea of fun in a nut shell. But it’s not one that derives from his first-year position coach.