Arizona State Football: 3 takeaways from heartbreaking loss at USC

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Nov 7, 2020; Los Angeles CA, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils running back DeaMonte Trayanum (1) carries the ball on a 17-yard touchdown run in the third quarter against the Southern California Trojans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. USC defeated Arizona State 28-27. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

2. DeaMonte Trayanum is going to be a star

In my bold predictions for this matchup, I was incredibly high on DeaMonte “Chip” Trayanum. The freshman running back from Ohio had the size and the athleticism necessary to give USC’s defense trouble and he did just that.

Trayanum toted the ball just 12 times for 84 yards and two touchdowns. He averaged nearly seven yards per carry and accounted for most of the Sun Devils’ offense.

While he wasn’t even the team’s leading rusher — that went to quarterback Jayden Daniels — he did a solid job when he was given opportunities. He split carries with JUCO transfer Rachaad White and proved to be the better of the two.

Moving forward if you’re Herm Edwards, I think you have to go with Trayanum as the lead back and sprinkle White in there every now and then.

Trayanum is a budding star and the Pac-12 is going to have an incredibly tough time bringing down the 5-11, 230-pound back.

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