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WATCH: USC Fall Practice No. 1 Highlights (8/5)

by: Scott Schrader08/05/22SSchraderOn3

USC Fall Practice Day 1

USC Opened Fall Camp 2022 Friday (8/5) at 7am and the energy was high. WeAreSC was on campus today bright and early and shot video from the first 20 minutes.

We’ve been talking about how quickly the start of fall camp was for the USC Trojans for more than a month.

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The season-opening game against Rice is less than a month away and the Trojans have finally kicked off fall camp. It’s time to start looking seriously at the upcoming season, which will be a pivotal one for head coach Lincoln Riley and this USC program.

Erik McKinney broke down each position group prior to Fall Practices. In that series, he covered each position with the key questions facing each group.

USC Fall Camp Position Previews:

Quarterback

Running back

Wide receiver

Offensive line

Defensive line

Inside linebackers

Cornerbacks

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