Tireless Gary Patterson the missing piece to get USC to College Football Playoff

Source: New York Post

A jarring scene unfolded on USC’s football practice field last spring. Into the fray of 300-pound defensive tackles and sculpted linebackers stepped a coach who might have seemed more likely to pull out an AARP card than knock a college kid onto his rear. One forceful blow later, there was no questioning the vitality of the Trojans’ new defensive coordinator.