Saturday Blitz
Fansided

USC football: 3 takeaways from win over Utah in Week 12

By Danny McCormick

Nov 21, 2020; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; USC Trojans celebrate a touchdown by USC Trojans tight end Erik Krommenhoek (84) against the Utah Utes during the second quarter at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 21, 2020; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; USC Trojans celebrate a touchdown by USC Trojans tight end Erik Krommenhoek (84) against the Utah Utes during the second quarter at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
2 of 4
Next
TEMPE, ARIZONA – NOVEMBER 09: Running back Kenan Christon #23 of the USC Trojans runs with the football en route to scoring on a 58 yard touchdown reception against the Arizona State Sun Devils during the first half of the NCAAF game at Sun Devil Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
TEMPE, ARIZONA – NOVEMBER 09: Running back Kenan Christon #23 of the USC Trojans runs with the football en route to scoring on a 58 yard touchdown reception against the Arizona State Sun Devils during the first half of the NCAAF game at Sun Devil Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

3. Kenan Christon needs more carries

Every team nowadays seems to want a guy who has break away speed, can catch the ball out of the backfield, and make multiple guys miss in space. USC has one of these in their backfield in Kenan Christon.

Christon had five carries for 55 yards Saturday night against Utah. USC has another good running back in Vavae Malepeai as well. He rushed for 62 yards on 20 carries, and added a rushing touchdown.

The real question was why did Christon get so few carries? Multiple teams have running back duos, with some even have trios in the backfield that rotate and share carries. USC needs to find a way to get the ball more in the hands of Christon moving forward.

Home/USC Trojans