Su’a Cravens Praises Justin Davis and More USC Football News

Su’a Cravens called Justin Davis the most talented running back on the roster, plus more USC football news from around the web.

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First Word… Just call them Justin Davis Appreciation Days.

For the second year in a row, at or around Pac-12 Media Days, talk has turned towards praising the often under-the-radar USC running back.

Last year it was quarterback Cody Kessler at Media Days who called Davis one of the best running backs he’s ever seen play.

Friday morning, it was Su’a Cravens who took to Twitter to sing Davis’ praises

“I’ve been saying it and I’ll continue to, Justin Davis is the most talented RB on the USC roster,” Cravens tweeted. “Don’t sleep on him. He’s healthy now!”

Davis earned an All-Pac-12 honorable mention last year after gaining 902 yards and scoring seven touchdowns. He had his greatest stretch of production in the second half of the season with Tre Madden limited by injury.

Coming into the 2016 season, however, Davis has largely been overshadowed by expectations surrounding Ronald Jones II, who broke Charles White’s freshman rushing record last year and flashed so much ability he earned a place on the Maxwell Award watch list.

There’s no questioning Jones’ talent as an runner, particularly his homerun ability.

Still, Davis is primed to return as the Trojans’ starting running back with a greater level of experience and all-around ability. His knowledge of the offense as a whole, ability to pass block reliably and add a dynamic by catching the football will ensure that Davis will be a key figure for the Trojans.

And Ten USC Football and Basketball News Links…

1. “Justin Davis talks about incoming freshmen” (USCFootball.com) Speaking of Davis, Ryan Abraham talked to him about USC’s summer workouts, his new running backs coach Tommie Robinson and the newest Trojans who he is going to judge on their attitude not highlights.
2. “USC Picked to Finish 2nd In Pac-12 South” (Reign of Troy) The Pac-12 media picked USC to finish behind UCLA in the Pac-12 South and Stanford to win the conference in 2016. Funnily enough, the Trojans had the second most votes to win the conference.
3. “5 Things We Learned at Pac-12 Media Day 2016” (Reign of Troy) On the first day of Pac-12 Media Days, we learned when USC will name starters, how Neil Callaway works, what Adoree’ Jackson likes to eat, where Jalen Greene and Khaliel Rodgers will play and how the Trojans want to rep the conference.
4. “Zach Banner Eager to be USC’s Dominator” (Reign of Troy) Banner says there are three types of peoples — survivors, competitors and dominators. He wants to be the third.
5. “It’s Clay Helton’s day” (USCFootball.com) Dan Weber praised Helton’s performance at his first Media Day, noting his genuine Southern perspective in the middle of Hollywood.
6. “USC has plenty of concerns before season starts” (Daily News) Scott Wolf, on the other hand, looked at the concerns for Helton going into the season, including a depleted defensive line and a quarterback battle.
7. “Bubba Bolden Decommits From USC” (Reign of Troy) Four-star safety Bubba Bolden, the first player to commit to Clay Helton after his hiring in December, decommitted from USC on Thursday.

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