USC coach Lincoln Riley believes 'there's a lot of good things happening' on his team's defense.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 07: Head coach Lincoln Riley of the USC Trojans looks on during the fourth quarter against the Arizona Wildcats at United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on October 07, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. USC coach Lincoln Riley believes “there’s a lot of good things happening” on his team’s defense.
The point totals allowed so far don’t make it seem like USC’s defense has gotten much better over the offseason. However, Riley believes that unit has improved, and pointed out after practice that USC would have allowed just 28 points in its 43-41 triple-overtime win over Arizona in Week 6 had the Trojans been able to execute a short game-winning field goal as time expired for a 31-28 walk-off victory.
"But it's one field goal that we don't make that the defense has no control over and all everybody just wants to do is look at the final score … and it just doesn't tell the entire story. was exactly right, it's what we've been trying to say. We're not hiding from the areas that we've got to continue to make improvement and there certainly are some. But this is a much-improved unit. There is no question about it.
Statistically, defensive coordinator Alex Grinch's unit is better than it was a season ago, even if it’s still obvious that defense could still stand to improve its tackling. USC is giving up 2.2 fewer points per game than it did in 2022 and opponents are averaging 5.7 yards a play compared to 6.5 yards a play in 2022.
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