USC defensive coordinator Alex Grinch said he's bullish about the team's potential despite miscues in the season opener against San José State.
Lincoln Riley and Alex Grinch promised USC was fixing its problems on defense, but the Trojans’ defensive unit still looks like last year’s battered burden.Even with the more physical defensive front, the scheme that thrives on getting to the quarterback and forcing takeaways generated just one sack and no turnovers.
“It’s almost likened to a basketball coach, where you kind of feel like you got the open shot but you didn’t make it,” Grinch said. “But why on earth do we think we’re not going to make it the next time? So continue to put the work in, continue to rep these guys and get ‘em going. Obviously, I don’t believe that that’s our best yet, and obviously extremely disappointed by some of the numbers. And we gotta go from there.
Alexander was a standout after the coaching staff watched the film. The 6-foot-3, 300-pound Georgia transfer impacted the game well beyond his official stat line of a lone tackle, which was a shared 11-yard sack with“You didn’t feel his presence as much in the stat sheet,” Riley said, “but when you turned on the film on Sunday, you could see that presence.
Alexander was among those who Riley thought best maximized their snaps, but noted “one big mental mistake” on a third-and-22 play in the first quarter.— playing close to the line of scrimmage to match up against the running back. Alexander lined up on the outside shoulder of the left guard and rushed by cutting slightly back inside, opening the entire left side for Spartans quarterback Chevan Cordeiro. The Mountain West preseason offensive player of the year rushed for 28 yards.
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