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Welcome back to our series in which we’re grading each position group based on how it performed in spring practice, and ranking the respective units within the team. We continue with running backs.

Simply put, the running game wasn’t as big of a priority this spring when compared to previous years under Coach Clay Helton. I hypothesized beforehand that USC might throw more than it ever has before. Helton has since confirmed that’s the plan, offering a 60-40 pass/run ratio as the objective for the offense. (The Trojans have never thrown even 55 percent of the time for an entire season.) The 11-on-11 periods were more pass-happy than that. Perhaps it was just a reflection of what the staff felt needed the most attention.