It’s not time to panic about Korey Foreman. Not yet.
We’re still two weeks away from the regular season. Moreover, Week 1 against Rice isn’t a game USC needs to worry about, so in essence, the Trojans have three weeks to get Foreman in shape for the first game which really matters, the Pac-12 opener at Stanford on Sept. 10.
It’s not time to panic. That said, it’s hard not to worry to some extent about Foreman’s developmental curve, given that he hasn’t been able to participate much in August camp. Clay Helton and Todd Orlando caused Foreman’s first year at USC to be a washout. He is lagging behind in his development. Alex Grinch and Shaun Nua are trying to bring him along and get him on schedule.
If there’s one thing which would really boost the mood among the USC fan base about a defense which merits a lot of skepticism heading into 2022, it’s Foreman making real forward strides.
The secondary seems to be improving. Lincoln Riley has had good things to say about that part of the defense. Solomon Byrd is beefing up the defensive line. The starting linebackers should be good; depth is a big concern, but having Shane Lee is going to help a lot.
The defensive front remains the big worry, and Foreman improving would calm a lot of fears at USC.
We talked about Foreman and the USC season forecast with Mark Rogers at The Voice of College Football:
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