USC football had a great update on Kedon Slovis' health - whose top-line stats are worth remembering - while making two additions to the support staff.
The big news of the day, of course, was the release of USC's 2021 schedule.
Once you've checked that out, here's what else is going on around USC football on Tuesday, Mar. 2...
Kedon Slovis is fully healthy
The shoulder injury Kedon Slovis suffered against Oregon in the Pac-12 title game, which would have kept him from playing in a bowl game, isn't expected to be an issue for USC in 2021.
According to Clay Helton, Slovis is fully healed and should be good to participate in the offseason as normal.
Clay Helton says the shoulder injury that Kedon Slovis suffered on the last play of the 2020 season has healed. Says the quarterback should be good for spring camp.
— Keely Eure (@keelyismyname) March 2, 2021
The biggest concern for Slovis at this point is making sure whatever was impacting his velocity during the 2020 season isn't an issue in the future.
How good is Kedon Slovis?
In case you've ever found yourself forgetting just how good Slovis really is, here are some numbers to put his peak performance in context.
Highest % of accurate/on-target passes past the sticks among P5 QBs since 2018, per @PFF:
— Austin Gayle (@PFF_AustinGayle) February 25, 2021
68% — Justin Fields (2020)
64% — Joe Burrow (2019)
61% — Kedon Slovis (2019)
59% — Mac Jones (2020)
58% — Tua Tagovailoa (2018)
58% — Trevor Lawrence (2020)
The thing to note about Slovis is he put up those numbers with far less help than the other quarterbacks on that list. Fields, Burrow, Jones, Tagovailoa and Lawrence played for teams with great offensive lines and complimentary rushing attacks. Slovis had none of that.
Don't sleep on the kid in 2021.
USC hires more support staffers
On Monday, the Trojans added some new names to the support staff.
First up is Director of Scouting and Player Relations Jeff Martin, who was LSU's assistant director of player personnel and development.
Meet our new Director of Scouting and Player Relations!
— USC Football (@USC_FB) March 1, 2021
? @G5JeffMartin #BLVDBound? pic.twitter.com/HiP5125Rle
Martin was a heavy-hitter for the Tigers, so his addition shouldn't be downplayed. The Trojans are not messing around when picking their new hires.
Next up is Megan Mueller, who was a recruiting assistant with Kansas and Colorado before joining the Trojans as the Director of Recruiting Operations.
Proud to announce @_meganmueller as our Director of Recruiting Operations!!#BLVDBound? pic.twitter.com/LE8Dijp0dK
— USC Football (@USC_FB) March 1, 2021
Mueller spent a lot of time with Colorado, so she's familair with the Pac-12 recruiting landscape.