Mario played horrible. A dropped pass at the 12. Caleb would go on to throw a pick a few plays later. No points that drive. But he should not be a kick returner. That drop was critical. USC would have been better off without him in this game.
It wasn't that it was close to the end zone. It was that it was too close to the sideline. You have no business trying to catch a kickoff in that spot, with your momentum carrying you to the sideline. Even if you catch it, there's a good chance you end up stepping out of bounds at the 1.
If you let it bounce, one of three things will happen. It can go out of bounds, in which case you get the ball on the 35. It can go into the end zone, ball on 25. Or it bounces straight up, in which case THEN you catch it.
He'll be hitting the transfer portal. Not gonna like being back on campus after winter break with the way he played today
DC
thats 80/20 Player-Coaching there.
My gawd, that was just unbelievable to watch
Mario played horrible. A dropped pass at the 12. Caleb would go on to throw a pick a few plays later. No points that drive. But he should not be a kick returner. That drop was critical. USC would have been better off without him in this game.