Klatt's takeaways from Week 0? USC's Zachariah Branch will thrive under Lincoln Riley, and Sam Hartman can lift Notre Dame to a higher level.
He also viewed Notre Dame in a different light after its dominant win.In Lincoln Riley's first season in Southern California, the Trojans made a dramatic improvement from where they were in previous seasons, going 11-3. As Williams led a dominant offense, USC's defense was its clear kryptonite in its hopes of reaching the College Football Playoff, allowing 40-plus points in all three of its losses.
"The main takeaway for me is that I thought the defense showed signs it could be better," Klatt added."I didn't say good, great or dominant, just better. There were definitive signs they could be a better defense than last year. Not hard! That's a low bar. But they had some size and physicality in the front seven. They were faster and tackled better at times in the open field.
Freshman wideout Branch had four receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown in the win. His most impressive play, though, came on special teams, where he returned a kick 96 yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter. "Game's not too big for the guy," Klatt said."I know it's just San Jose State, but he's playing in the Coliseum for the first time. He's the No. 1 wide receiver recruit in the country, and he was like, ‘Yeah, I’ve known I was going to do this my whole life.'"While Branch wowed Klatt, no player changed his outlook for the 2023 season more than the Irish's new quarterback.
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