How Jayden Maiava remained ready to seize the USC quarterback job
LA TimesThe competition was close. “Most backups at that moment would get frustrated with the process,” said Ryan Porter, Maiava’s quarterbacks coach. He got to sit back and learn a system from a great coaching staff and a great quarterback room, and you can’t ask for a better situation, in my opinion.” Maiava agrees: “It’s been phenomenal for me,” he said Wednesday, “just learning a lot from the game.” That’s not to say sitting for most of the season, while USC lost four of its last five, was easy. 2 quarterback, Maiava tried to let go of what he couldn’t control and “fall in love with the process,” he said. Woody Marks, USC’s lead running back, raved about Maiava’s “cannon arm,” while tight end Lake McRee noted that Maiava can “throw the ball all over.” And while Riley insisted this week that USC’s offense won’t change much with him at the helm, it’s difficult to imagine those physical skills not being a featured part of the Trojans game plan next weekend.
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