Carroll Trusts the Kid, So Trust in Barkley, USC

For years, USC has being obsessed with potent quarterbacks. They were obsessed with Carlson Palmer’s powerful arm, Matt Leinart’s accuracy , John David Booty’s decision making, and Mark Sanchez’s mobility. I’m sure you were shocked when true freshman Matt Barkley was named the starting quarterback. It was a bold move for Pete Carroll, one of college football’s successful coaches, trusting in an inexperienced quarterback to engineer a potent program that’s expecting to sustain a national championship. Faltering in the previous seasons, the Trojans are anxious, starving, and alarmed to repossess exhilaration and winning respectability after relapsing in the prior two seasons to Stanford and Oregon State. Each were heart throbbing losses that hindered USC of capturing a national title. And Carroll, the mastermind who rejuvenated the Trojans with brilliant recruiting and coaching methods, puts his trust and gives the ball to the No. 1 re...