USC Trojans discuss high expectations for the team

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USC Trojans Coach Lincoln Riley, Quarterback Jayden Maiava, and Defensive Tackle Devan Thompkins discusses the high expectations he has for the defensive line and defense

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00:00How was Illinois able to negate the pass rush?

00:03I mean, I need to watch the tape.

00:06You know, they RPO you some, you know,

00:08so it kind of gets you into defending the run a little bit.

00:10But I just didn't feel like, especially in the middle of the pocket,

00:13that we had some of the same impact that we've had up to this point.

00:16So, I mean, I want to watch the tape before I answer it.

00:18But, you know, I would say, you know,

00:20fair to say we've got high expectations for our D-line and our defense.

00:23And, you know, I would say I fully expected us to affect them

00:26a little bit more than we did.

00:27Kirk, talk about not wanting to take away the aggressiveness

00:29from the team, but we're five games in now.

00:32The discipline on the penalty side is starting to creep in every game.

00:35How do you attack that and get that message across?

00:37You know, you just keep going, you know.

00:39There's no magic, you know, there's no magic thing on this, right.

00:43You just keep going.

00:43You keep teaching.

00:44You keep making examples of them.

00:46We're pulling guys off the field that are doing it.

00:47We're taking their reps.

00:50You know, again, we've got to play aggressive.

00:52But we've got to do a better job finding that line.

00:54And this bye week is obviously it's a time

00:56we've got to make a lot of progress on that.

00:58We'll see you one more.

00:58Jaden, we know you've been working on staying neutral,

01:01staying really steady.

01:02You had your first interception today.

01:04How did you stay steady after that?

01:06The team, honestly, they rallied around me,

01:08told me they got to, they just encouraged me

01:11to go out there and keep on.

01:12I don't know.

01:17I don't know.

01:18I like them.

01:18I don't know.

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