Kyle Hurt stood out during USC's fall. (Shotgun Spratling)

Fall Report: Southern California

Dan Hubbs was tired of seeing the same pattern repeat itself.

USC’s head coach had seen back-to-back seasons derailed because of injuries to his pitching staff. In 2016, the Trojans’ presumed weekend rotation of Kyle Davis, Mitch Hart and Merrick Crouse all hit the figurative disabled list for significant chunks of the season. Brad Wegman stepped into the rotation and then had to be shut down for the rest of the season. Hart expected to bounce back and return to form last year, but he and Wegman were slowed last fall. Hart built up to opening day and[…]