USC's Best Case Scenario: Desman Stephens Is The Key To The Defense

About this episode

The episode discusses Desman Stephens' potential impact on USC's defense as the linebacker competition heats up.

People in this episode

Host: Marc Kulkin

Guest: Marvin Powell III

Topics covered

• USC football
• linebacker competition
• defensive strategy
• coaching impact
• player development
• recruiting

Keywords

• Desman Stephens
• Mike Ekeler
• linebacker
• USC Trojans
• defense
• recruiting
• Big Ten
• coaching
• player development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USC, NCAA, Big Ten, Trojans, Notre Dame, Oregon Ducks, Washington Huskies, UCLA, Lincoln Riley

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