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  • 7 weeks ago
USC Trojans Linebacker Desman Stephens discusses competition within the team. Stephens talks about how they compete against each other no matter who gets the ball, and make the best for the team.
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00:00How do you feel just in general, you know, first week, first impression for the offense?
00:05Honestly, good.
00:06When you get to play football, I mean, you can't really complain.
00:10No matter what the conditions are, we get out to lace them up the same way as they do,
00:14and we just go out and play ball.
00:15You guys had four true freshmen on the offense just to start this game.
00:20What did they kind of show you, just all kind of playing in their first games?
00:24They showed us since day one they've been here.
00:26I mean, they came into this offense, developed very well, and we entrusted in them,
00:31and they showed all of y'all today that they can do it.
00:34What about Trent in particular, over 100 yards for a guy and a 41-yard punt return his first college
00:39game?
00:40That kid moves differently.
00:42I mean, he's special.
00:43I mean, I love to see him play.
00:45I love his worth ethic.
00:46I mean, he deserves everything he's doing on that field.
00:49How helpful was the extra weight for you today?
00:53Just, I mean, in those short games, I mean, especially fourth and short,
00:56third and short, being able to get those first downs, especially key,
00:59especially in this, playing in the Big Ten, I mean, you've got to get those short whenever it's needed.
01:04So, I mean, I think it helped today, especially.
01:07Saw a good bit of two-back sets.
01:09What's it like when you're in there with Waymo at the same time?
01:11I know you guys are usually cheering each other on when one of the other is in there,
01:14but when you're in there together, what's kind of the mindset then?
01:16So, we in there, we just, we compete.
01:19I mean, honestly, we always competing with each other whenever it's he getting the ball
01:23or whatever it is, or if we just both, just, we honestly just going out there to compete.
01:28Whether he's getting the ball, if I'm getting the ball,
01:30we're just trying to make the best for this team and go out there and get wins at the end
01:33of the day.

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