Freshman QB Slovis has document debut in USC win
LOS ANGELES — Late within the fourth quarter of USC’s 45-20 win over No. 23 Stanford, the Trojans’ pupil part broke out in a chant: “We love Slovis! We love Slovis!”
Seconds later, their man, true freshman quarterback Kedon Slovis, fired his third and last landing go of the evening to place the ending touches on USC’s rout. He was so in tune with the play that he was oblivious to the admiration his fellow college students rained down on him.
“I did not hear them chant my title,” Slovis stated, “however that is fairly cool, I assume.”
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Slovis’ debut because the Trojans’ starter, every week after sophomore JT Daniels was misplaced for the season with a torn ACL, could not have gone a lot better. He accomplished 28 of 33 passes for 377 yards with out an interception and was notably good because the Trojans ended the sport on a 42-Three run.
The 377 passing yards broke a faculty document by a real freshman in his first profession begin.
New USC offensive coordinator Graham Harrell wasn’t shocked within the least.
“That is what I anticipated him to do,” Harrell stated. “I’ve informed you for the reason that starting, he is particular and we’ve plenty of confidence in him. And we put him in there. That is what we anticipated him to do. He did his job and did it nicely.
“From the start, I’ve stated he is a particular child.”
Slovis enrolled at USC within the spring after a strong, if unspectacular, highschool profession at Desert Mountain Excessive in Scottsdale, Arizona, the place he was coached by Kurt Warner however did not play with any future Division I gamers on a group that went Three-7 final yr. Throughout spring observe and fall camp, Slovis did sufficient to go redshirt junior Matt Fink and redshirt sophomore Jack Sears to earned the backup job.
USC coach Clay Helton’s message for Harrell was easy.
“Although he is younger, we named him the No. 2 for a cause,” Helton stated. “Let’s go reduce him unfastened.”
Slovis’ efficiency breathes life right into a USC season that did not generate a lot buzz in the course of the offseason. The Trojans (2-Zero, 1-Zero Pac-12) head to BYU subsequent week earlier than returning to Los Angeles to host convention favourite Utah on Sept. 20.