...when Carroll confided to a small group at lunch after Pac-10 media day the most critical position the Trojans must fill, none of the big names made the cut.Not a ball-carrier or a passer or a receiver. Not a blocker or pass-defender or a kicker. Not even a departed coach.
The one spot USC must fill, the inadequacy that probably prevented the Trojans from winning an unprecedented third straight national title last year more than any other, was what Carroll called "a 3-technique defensive tackle."
...Barrett and his friend since high school, redshirt sophomore Fili Moala, are the unheralded competitors for the position. LaJuan Ramsey...owned the spot a year ago despite a season-long foot injury...
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