Monday, August 11, 2008

Where is USC without Sanchez?

Reports out of the USC campus is that Mark Sanchez will make it back for the season opener against Virginia later this month. But lets take a second and imagine that Sanchez is out for a few weeks. Where does that leave USC?

Option A: Mitch Mustain


He was one of the most decorated high school football players over the last 20 years. He won every major award that a high school player can win. He was recruited by every major college program and ended up choosing Arkansas. He came in the 4th quarter of the first game for a struggling Robert Johnson. He had a solid few drives and claimed the starter's job and proceeded to lead the Razorbacks to an 8-0 record and guided them to #11 in the country. His coach then pulled him from the starters job and he was moved back to the bench. After a rocky finished to the season Mustain decided to transfer to USC and redshirted as for a year. He is now eligible for this season and has three years left.

Option B: Aaron Corp

Aaron Corp is a redshirt freshman from the class of 2007. Scouts.com ranks him as the #3 QB in that class. He is a big imposing QB who stands at 6-4 and 185 pounds. He is also extremely mobile for his size and is a tremendous athlete. He also has a cannon for an arm and can make any throw on the field. His biggest weakness is his field vision. He seems much closer the Sanchez mold but he does not have that experience that Mustain has.

It is really amazing the depth of the talent pool at SC. If Sanchez were to go down for a few weeks Pete Carroll will not have to worry one bit. He has two big-league talents waiting in wings.

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