How will USC replace Travis Dye? Takeaways from Trojans’ win
Caleb Williams was the most important addition to USC’s offense this offseason, but Dye’s transfer from Oregon proved to be a close second. The way teammates surrounded the injury cart in a sea of cardinal and gold showed that Dye’s influence was much deeper than his team-leading 885 yards, 145 carries and nine touchdowns.
Replacing Dye falls to Austin Jones, a transfer from Stanford who flashed his potential with a 110-yard, 12-carry game against Fresno State on Sept. 17. But Jones had just 65 yards rushing combined in the next six games as he struggled to stay on the field because of pass-protection deficiencies.
With the starting role back in his hands, Jones said his focus remains the same.
“It’s stay ready and be ready because at the end of the day, when an opportunity comes, I’ve got to seize it,” Jones said.
With Dye’s injury, Jones finished with 74 yards rushing in 11 carries on Friday and led the team in receptions with four for 39 yards and one touchdown.
“What a great guy we have to turn to in Austin,” said head coach Lincoln Riley, who also highlighted the play of Raleek Brown and Darwin Barlow. “The depth of that room will be tested, and we have three guys in that room ready to go.”
Brown finished with 53 yards rushing in seven carries and Barlow had 41 yards and a touchdown in five rushes.
Caleb Williams was the most important addition to USC’s offense this offseason, but Dye’s transfer from Oregon proved to be a close second. The way teammates surrounded the injury cart in a sea of cardinal and gold showed that Dye’s influence was much deeper than his team-leading 885 yards, 145 carries and nine touchdowns.
Replacing Dye falls to Austin Jones, a transfer from Stanford who flashed his potential with a 110-yard, 12-carry game against Fresno State on Sept. 17. But Jones had just 65 yards rushing combined in the next six games as he struggled to stay on the field because of pass-protection deficiencies.
With the starting role back in his hands, Jones said his focus remains the same.
“It’s stay ready and be ready because at the end of the day, when an opportunity comes, I’ve got to seize it,” Jones said.
With Dye’s injury, Jones finished with 74 yards rushing in 11 carries on Friday and led the team in receptions with four for 39 yards and one touchdown.
“What a great guy we have to turn to in Austin,” said head coach Lincoln Riley, who also highlighted the play of Raleek Brown and Darwin Barlow. “The depth of that room will be tested, and we have three guys in that room ready to go.”
Brown finished with 53 yards rushing in seven carries and Barlow had 41 yards and a touchdown in five rushes.
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