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USC Trojans Coach Lincoln Riley, Defensive Tackle Devan Thompkins, and Quarterback Jayden Maiava discusses the Trojans errors and bouncing back
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00:00Coach, 500 yards tonight,
00:03big plays from each of your skill groups offensively.
00:06Is this the most explosive when it comes to speed,
00:08when it comes to the skill players that you've had
00:11since you've been here at SC?
00:12Well, I think the first thing is, you know,
00:14the O-line played really well, you know,
00:16and that's where it all starts.
00:17And our guys up front are doing some really good things.
00:20I think we're seeing, you know, early on here in the season,
00:23it's got to continue,
00:24but I think we're seeing some of the fruits of our labor
00:26in terms of, you know, what we've developed,
00:29O-line and D-line-wise and then just the battle
00:31that was all spring and all camp, you know,
00:33our D-line and our O-line going at it.
00:35And I think they've made each other better.
00:36And so you're seeing both lines affect, you know,
00:40really affect the game right now.
00:42And that's a really good team's play.
00:44So excited about that.
00:45And that's what's given guys, you know,
00:47on the back end defensively and obviously, you know,
00:50our skill guys offensively chances to make plays.
00:52Jaden, you threw a pass, got tipped at the line of scrimmage
00:56right before it got picked late.
00:58Swooped in out of nowhere, caught the ball.
01:01When you get that type of effort from your teammates,
01:04what does that mean to you?
01:05Yeah, it's a momentum changer for sure.
01:07You know, Coach said it's, I mean, great execution on the play,
01:11but definitely things I could work on.
01:13What changed for that three possession lead,
01:16that three-score lead to evaporate?
01:18Two turnovers.
01:19I mean, two turnovers.
01:21That's what turnovers equalize.
01:23I mean, we're dominating the football game
01:24and turnovers are the great equalizer.
01:26I mean, the penalty on the punt is a turnover.
01:29It's a stop.
01:30And I think we actually had a decent return on it.
01:33And then obviously, you know, we have the turnover.
01:35And then we didn't finish, you know, defensively on a couple
01:38of those drives.
01:38Thought we had opportunities to, even after the one on the punt,
01:43we had opportunities to stop them.
01:45And penalties kind of kept that drive going.
01:47So we had some self-inflicted errors in the third quarter.
01:49And then all of a sudden, you know,
01:51you're playing a good football team.
01:52Like, all of a sudden you have those, like, it's going to get close.
01:55But our ability to separate back out, I thought,
01:57was just as impressive as getting the lead.
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