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USC Football: 3 takeaways from Trojans’ lopsided win over Stanford

By Dana Becker

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 07: Quarterback Kedon Slovis #9 of the USC Trojans scrambles out of the reach of linebacker Andrew Pryts #25 of the Stanford Cardinal in the first half of the game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 7, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 07: Quarterback Kedon Slovis #9 of the USC Trojans scrambles out of the reach of linebacker Andrew Pryts #25 of the Stanford Cardinal in the first half of the game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 7, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 07: Linebacker Casey Toohill #52 of the Stanford Cardinal pressures quarterback Kedon Slovis #9 of the USC Trojans as he scrambles to make a pass in the first half of the game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 7, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 07: Linebacker Casey Toohill #52 of the Stanford Cardinal pressures quarterback Kedon Slovis #9 of the USC Trojans as he scrambles to make a pass in the first half of the game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 7, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /

1. The legend of Kedon Slovis begins

Carson Palmer. Matt Leinart. Mark Sanchez. Matt Barkley. Cody Kessler. Sam Darnold. Go ahead and throw Kedon Slovis up there on the board of greats to play the quarterback position over the past 20 years for USC.

Slovis had some obvious first game jitters when he was forced into action in Week 1 vs. Fresno State after an injury to JT Daniels, but after seeing what he did to the Cardinal, it was obvious why the coaching staff had a lengthy battle to determine the depth chart at the position.

A 6-foot-2 freshman out of Arizona, Slovis found eight different players on the night, completing 28-of-33 overall for 377 yards and three touchdowns. More importantly, he had no interceptions and even added positive yards rushing to his stats.

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For the Trojans to truly be back among the elite both in the conference and the nation, Slovis will need to continue to rely on his skill players around him and his incredible talents gifted to him.

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