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

1. USC’s offense needs more consistency

Coming into this this game, Kedon Slovis had thrown for 706 yards through the air, but only three touchdowns. Many expected him to continue right where he left off in his 2019 season, but that has not been the case so far in three games.

During the 2019 season, Slovis threw for 30 touchdowns passes. But when you compare it to this year, Slovis only has five touchdown passes in three games. Could he pick it up in the next three regular season games? Of course, but there is also no guarantee he will either.

Slovis and the USC offense have had moments where they looked really good, but then at the same time they had moments that made you ask yourself just how is this team 3-0. Slovis finished the night completing 24-of-35 passes for 264 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.

A fair question to ask is more of the struggle on Slovis and the rest of the offensive unit, or is it on the shoulders of coordinator Graham Harrell? They had no problems last year meshing under Harrell and his system, but whatever the issue is they need to get more consistent on the offensive side of the ball.

A positive for USC is that they do not have to leave the state of California the rest of the regular season. The Trojans have two home games, one being against Colorado next Saturday, followed by a visit from Washington State on Dec. 4 and then a matchup against rival UCLA at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

USC will need a lot of work moving forward, especially on the offensive side of the ball if it wants to even think about winning the Pac-12 title next month. Will the USC Trojans improve? You’ll have to tune in the rest of the season to find out.